Released:
1991-09-04

Overview:
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.

Director:
Jacques Rivette

Runtime:
3h 58min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Michel Piccoli
  as
  Edouard Frenhofer
• 
  Emmanuelle Béart
  as
  Marianne
• 
  Jane Birkin
  as
  Liz
• 
  Marianne Denicourt
  as
  Julienne
• 
  David Bursztein
  as
  Nicolas