La Belle Noiseuse

1991 · 238 min · Drama

The former famous painter Frenhofer lives quietly with his wife on a countryside residence in the French Provence. When the young artist Nicolas visits him with his girlfriend Marianne, Frenhofer decides to start again the work on a painting he long ago stopped: La Belle Noiseuse. And he wants Marianne as model.

Director: Jacques Rivette
Writers: Pascal Bonitzer, Jacques Rivette, Honoré de Balzac, Christine Laurent
Released: September 4, 1991
Language: French