La Belle Noiseuse
1991 · 3h 58m · Drama · France, Switzerland · Rated 18A (CA)
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 RivetteBased on the novel by
Honoré de Balzac7.0Smart score
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artworkcountry estatecountrysidedrawing and paintingeroticismman woman relationshippainterpaintingprovencetaxidermist
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