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.

Screenplay

Pascal Bonitzer

Director

Jacques Rivette

Screenplay

Jacques Rivette

Novela

Honoré de Balzac

Status

Released

Release date

04/09/1991

Original language

French