La Belle Noiseuse

1991 · directed by Jacques Rivette

Rating
84/100
Hit
yes

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.

La Belle Noiseuse (1991), directed by Jacques Rivette, rates 84/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Michel Piccoli
  • Emmanuelle Béart
  • Jane Birkin
  • Marianne Denicourt
  • David Bursztein
  • Gilles Arbona
  • Marie Belluc
  • Marie-Claude Roger
  • Leïla Remili
  • Daphne Goodfellow

Crew

  • William Lubtchansky — Director of Photography
  • Nicole Lubtchansky — Editor
  • Christine Laurent — Screenplay
  • Jacques Rivette — Screenplay
  • Pascal Bonitzer — Screenplay

More from Jacques Rivette

  1. Out 1 (1990) — 81/100 · hit
  2. Lumière & Company (1995) — 80/100 · hit
  3. The Nun (1967) — 79/100
  4. Céline and Julie Go Boating (1974) — 78/100
  5. Paris Belongs to Us (1961) — 74/100
  6. Duelle (Une Quarantaine) (1976) — 69/100

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