La Belle Noiseuse

About La Belle Noiseuse

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.

La Belle Noiseuse is a 1991 drama film directed by Jacques Rivette. It runs 238 minutes and was released in September 1991.

The film is filed under countryside, eroticism, painter, and painting.

Michel Piccoli appears as Edouard Frenhofer, Emmanuelle Béart as Marianne, Jane Birkin as Liz, and Marianne Denicourt as Julienne. The screenplay is by Christine Laurent and Jacques Rivette. American members can watch it on Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, and Fandor Amazon Channel.

Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Bean, and Jane Eyre make useful companions to La Belle Noiseuse, all filed under artwork. TMDB voters put it at 7.3 out of 10 across 302 votes.