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La Belle Noiseuse
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La Belle Noiseuse

1991 · 238 min Drama
⭐ 7.2 / 10 · TMDB

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.

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.

Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.

For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.

Director: Jacques Rivette

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.

🎭 Cast

Michel Piccoli

Michel Piccoli

Edouard Frenhofer

Emmanuelle Béart

Emmanuelle Béart

Marianne

Jane Birkin

Jane Birkin

Liz

Marianne Denicourt

Marianne Denicourt

Julienne

David Bursztein

David Bursztein

Nicolas

Gilles Arbona

Gilles Arbona

Porbus

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Marie Belluc

Magali

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Marie-Claude Roger

Françoise

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Leïla Remili

La servante

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Daphne Goodfellow

Une touriste

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