Rent La Belle Noiseuse (1991)
3.5 of 5 from 145 ratings
2h 9min
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- Synopsis:
- Jacques Rivette's award-winning, critically acclaimed film stars Michel Piccoli in one of his finest performances as an artist who, ten years previously, abandoned his masterpiece entitled 'La Belle Noiseuse' (The Beautiful Troublemaker), a painting of his wife (Jane Birkin). When he encounters the beautiful and fascinating Marianne (Emmanuelle Beart), he is inspired to return to the unfinished canvas, using her as his new model. But disturbing tensions develop as the work progresses and the reasons for the painting's original rejection begin to surface.
- Actors:
- Michel Piccoli, Jane Birkin, Emmanuelle Béart, Marianne Denicourt, David Bursztein, Gilles Arbona, Marie Belluc, Marie-Claude Roger, Leïla Remili, Daphne Goodfellow, Susan Robertson, Bernard Dufour
- Directors:
- Jacques Rivette
- Producers:
- Martine Marignac
- Writers:
- Pascal Bonitzer, Christine Laurent
- Aka:
- The Beautiful Troublemaker
- Studio:
- Artificial Eye Film Company Ltd.
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- A Brief History of French Poetic Realism, A Brief History of Film...
- Countries:
- France
- Awards:
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Reviews (2) of La Belle Noiseuse
French anguish - La Belle Noiseuse review by MC
This is a very French film, for those who like them. No plot, lots of meaningful talk, and an intense anguish about life and art. The characters remain unexplored. And on it goes, on and on, until the fast-forward button is irresistible.
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Very French - La Belle Noiseuse review by SB
This film is about the artistic process. It is slow and meaningful. Very little happens, although much is said. Jane Birkin has perhaps the most interesting character. Emanuelle Beart spends a good deal of the film virtually naked, but there is nothing erotic about the way she is manhandled into posing positions by the elderly artist. The setting, the mood, the talk, is so 'French Film' that you can drown in it.
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