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. And he wants Marianne as model.
- Year: 1991
- Country: France, Switzerland
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Pierre Grise Productions, George Reinhart Productions, FR3 Films Production, CNC, Canal+
- Keyword: countryside, provence, eroticism, painting, artwork, country estate, painter, drawing and painting, man woman relationship, taxidermist
- Director: Jacques Rivette
- Cast: Michel Piccoli, Emmanuelle Béart, Jane Birkin, Marianne Denicourt, David Bursztein, Gilles Arbona