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Frenhofer (Michel Piccoli), a renowned French artist, hasn't lifted his brush in years. But when he meets the stunningly beautiful girlfriend (Emmanuelle Beart) of a young painter visiting his chateau, she inspires him to return to work on an abandoned masterpiece, known as "La Belle Noiseuse." Frenhofer had set the painting aside a decade earlier when it threatened to consume him entirely and destroy his fragile relationship with his wife. Stirred to action once more, he and the young model embark on a perilous collaboration that will forever change them both. New Wave legend Jacques Rivette's beautiful, passionate film honestly depicts the painful choices an artist must sometimes make between commitment to life and loved ones, or total submission to the often devastating demands of art.Product Identifiers
ProducerPierre Grise Productions
EAN5021866038308
eBay Product ID (ePID)3957291
Product Key Features
ActorMarianne Denicourt, Michel Piccoli, Jane Birkin, Emmanuelle Beart, David Bursztein, Bernard Dufour, Gilles Arbona
Film/TV TitleLa Belle Noiseuse
DirectorJacques Rivette
LanguageFrench
Subtitle LanguageEnglish
Run Time229 Mins
Aspect Ratio1.33 Full Screen
Release Year2003
FormatDVD
FeaturesInterview With Jacques Rivette\Interview With Co Writers Pascal Bonitzer And Christine Laurent\Theatrical Trailer\Filmographies, With Subtitles
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureFrance
Production DesignerManu De Chauvigny
ReviewsFilm Comment - ...LA BELLE NOISEUSE has many of the trademarks of traditional French cinema: ravishing scenery, beautiful women, and a sophisticated bonhomie..., Chicago Sun-Times - ...Some movies are worlds that we can sink into, and LA BELLE NOISEUSE is one of them..., Los Angeles Times - ...Involving....Piccoli makes use of all his accumulated skill here, and the pleasure of LA BELLE NOISEUSE is not only seeing him employ it, but seeing a film that is challenging enough to make him have to..., Sight and Sound - ...Rivette's masterpiece....Not merely an exciting return to form, but also something of a personal testament..., USA Today - ...Director Jacques Rivette's definitive screen portrait of the artist-model relationship finesses its four-hour running time..., Rolling Stone - ...The film is a haunting meditation on art and beauty...
ScreenwriterPascal Bonitzer, Jacques Rivette, Christine Laurent
Sound sourceDolby Digital 2.0
Movie/TV TitleLa Belle Noiseuse
Director of PhotographyWilliam Lubtchansky