Basic Info
Title:
La Belle Noiseuse
Genre:
Drama
Country:
France, Switzerland
Language:
French, English
Running time:
237 minutes
Release date:
14 May 1991 (Cannes Film Festival), 4 September 1991 (France)
Staff
Director:
Jacques Rivette
Produced
by: Martine Marignac, Maurice Tinchant
Screenplay:
Pascal Bonitzer, Christine Laurent, Jacques Rivette
Music:
Igor Stravinsky
Cinematography:
William Lubtchansky
Edited by:
Nicole Lubtchansky
Cast
Michel
Piccoli as Édouard Frenhofer
Jane
Birkin as Liz Frenhofer
Emmanuelle
Béart as Marianne
David
Bursztein as Nicolas Wartel
Marianne
Denicourt as Julienne Wartel
Summary
"La
Belle Noiseuse" is a 1991 French drama film directed by Jacques Rivette
and starring Michel Piccoli, Jane Birkin, and Emmanuelle Béart. The title of
the film means "The Beautiful Troublemaker". Adapted from the short
story "Le Chef-d'œuvre inconnu" by Honoré de Balzac, the film takes
place in present-day France and tells how a famous old artist, after his
retirement, is stimulated and do his last painting of a beautiful young woman.
The film won the Grand Prix at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.
Movie Review
“A richly rewarding cinematic experience”
“I guess I enjoy watching paint dry”
“It Can Change Your Life”
“A great Rivette”
“A different world”
“An interesting portrayal of the relationship between artists and
models”
“On the capacity of art to bend perception and behaviour and
understanding”
“This movie is, well, very French”
“Responsibilities of an artist shown through Rivette's singular
cinematographic vision”
Interesting stories about the film
1.
Shortly before his death, Akira Kurosawa, a legendary Japanese director, said
this film was one of his 2 favorite films made in the 1990s, calling it the
best film for portraying an artist's struggle doing his craft and a film he
wanted to direct himself.
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| Akira Kurosawa |
2.
The picture in the film was drawn by the artist Bernard Dufour.
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| Autoportrait nu Rose, Bernard Dufour (1963) |
3.
After Emmanuelle Béart filmed long nude scenes in front of the camera, she had
to repeat the same nude poses for the artist Bernard Dufour, who individually
painted the drawings for this film.
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| Emmanuelle Béart |
4.
This film was included in the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You
Die" edited by Steven Schneider.
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| Steven Schneider |
5.
This film ranked #1 on Rotten Tomatoes' 150 erotic movies, ranked from worst to
best.
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