La Belle Noiseuse

La Belle Noiseuse is a 1991 film directed by Jacques Rivette and starring Michel Piccoli, Jane Birkin, and Emmanuelle Bart. Its title means The Beautiful Troublemaker.

A reclusive famous painter, Frenhofer Piccoli, lives quietly with his wife and former model Birkin in a rambling chteau in rural LanguedocRoussillon. When a young artist visits him with his girlfriend, Marianne Bart, Frenhofer is inspired to commence work once more on a painting he long ago abandonedLa Belle Noiseuseusing Marianne as his model. The film painstakingly explores Frenhofers creative rebirth. It uses lengthy realtime takes of the artists hand provided by Bernard Dufour working on paper and canvas.The film had a good critical reception, and occasioned much comment on Barts frank onscreen nudity and Rivettes characteristic use of an extreme running time. ........

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