La Belle Noiseuse

La Belle Noiseuse

1991 · 238 min · ★ 7.3 · 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.

Directed by Jacques Rivette · Written by Pascal Bonitzer

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