La Belle Noiseuse | The Beautiful Troublemaker (1991)
Synopsis
Frenhofer, a famous but long inactive painter, has sequestered himself in a country chateau with his wife Liz, a taxidermist nursing her own secret hurt.
When he meets Marianne, the sullen girlfriend of a young acolyte, Frenhofer finds his creative impulse suddenly renewed.
Cast: Michel Piccoli, Jane Birkin, Emmanuelle Béart, Marianne Denicourt, David Bursztein, Gilles Arbona, Bernard Dufour
Loosely adapted from the 1831 short story Le Chef-d'œuvre inconnu (The Unknown Masterpiece) by Honoré de Balzac, and set in present-day France, it tells how a famous old artist is stimulated to come out of retirement and do one last painting of a beautiful young woman.
The film won the Grand Prix at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.
About this movie
Title: La Belle Noiseuse | The Beautiful Troublemaker (1991)
Directed by: Jacques Rivette
Date of birth: 1 March 1928, Rouen, France
Writing credits: Pascal Bonitzer, Christine Laurent, Jacques Rivette, Honoré de Balzac
Music: Igor Stravinsky
Year: 1991
Country: France | Switzerland
Language: French
Color: Color
Runtime: 237 min.