Released
La Belle Noiseuse
September 4 1991 (over 33 years ago)Rating
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248 reviews
- Director: Jacques Rivette
- Writers: Pascal Bonitzer, Jacques Rivette, Christine Laurent
- Genre: Drama
- Runtime: 3 h 58 m
- Countries: France, Switzerland
- Companies: Pierre Grise Productions, George Reinhart Productions, FR3 Films Production, CNC, Canal+
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.