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.
Acting
Béart's physical performance—bored, defiant, complicit, transcendent.
Direction
Rivette lets scenes breathe until discomfort becomes revelation.
Cinematography
The camera studies bodies like Frenhofer studies Marianne—relentlessly.
Director
Jacques Rivette
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