LA BELLE NOISEUSE
synopsis
The former famous painter Frenhofer lives quietly with his wife in his countryside residence in the French Provence. When the young artist Nicolas visits him with his girlfriend Marianne, Frenhofer decides to start working again on a painting called 'La Belle Noiseuse', which he gave up a long time ago. And he wants Marianne as a model. The ensuing creative process will change the characters' lives. It will become a struggle for truth and meaning, and the question about the limits of art will arise.
original title: | La Belle Noiseuse |
country: | France, Switzerland |
year: | 1991 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Jacques Rivette |
film run: | 238' |
release date: | FR 14/05/1991, UK 11/1991, BE 05/12/1991, PT 03/01/1992, DE 09/01/1992, DK 10/01/1992, SE 07/02/1992, NL 14/02/1992, FI 13/11/1992, ES 18/12/1992, CZ 07/09/2001, PL 05/08/2017 |
screenplay: | Pascal Bonitzer, Christine Laurent, Jacques Rivette |
cast: | Michel Piccoli, Jane Birkin, Emmanuelle Béart |
cinematography by: | William Lubtchansky |
film editing: | Nicole Lubtchansky |
art director: | Emmanuel de Chauvigny |
costumes designer: | Laurence Struz |
producer: | Martine Marignac |
associate producer: | Maurice Tinchant |