Belle Noiseuse, La
The former famous painter Frenhofer lives quietly with his wife on his 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. The now starting creative process changes life for everyone. It is a struggle for truth, life and sense, and the question where the limits of arts are or whether art is limitless.
Written by Jens Bertheau
Credits by IMDB
Directed by
Jacques Rivette
Cast
Michel Piccoli - Edouard Frenhofer
Jane Birkin - Liz
Emmanuelle Beart - Marianne
Marianne Denicourt - Julienne
David Bursztein - Nicolas
Gilles Arbona - Porbus
Marie-Claude Roger - Francoise
Bernard Dufour - Painter's Hand
Production Co.
FR3 Films Productions
Pierre Grise Productions
George Reinhart Productions
Produced by
Martine Marignac
Maurice Tinchant
Pierre Grise
Studio
Shapira Films
Writer
Pascal Bonitzer
Christine Laurent
Music
Igor Stravinsky
