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.
Released: Sep 04, 1991
Runtime: 238 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Michel Piccoli, Emmanuelle Béart, Jane Birkin, Marianne Denicourt, David Bursztein, Gilles Arbona
Crew: Pascal Bonitzer (Screenplay), Pascal Bonitzer (Dialogue), Jacques Rivette (Screenplay), Honoré de Balzac (Novel), Martine Marignac (Producer), William Lubtchansky (Director of Photography)