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La belle noiseuse

  • 1991
  • Unrated
  • 3h 58m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
11K
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Emmanuelle Béart and Michel Piccoli in La belle noiseuse (1991)
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FrenchPsychological DramaDrama

The former famous painter Frenhofer revisits an abandoned project using the girlfriend of a young visiting artist. Questions about truth, life, and artistic limits are explored.The former famous painter Frenhofer revisits an abandoned project using the girlfriend of a young visiting artist. Questions about truth, life, and artistic limits are explored.The former famous painter Frenhofer revisits an abandoned project using the girlfriend of a young visiting artist. Questions about truth, life, and artistic limits are explored.

  • Director
    • Jacques Rivette
  • Writers
    • Pascal Bonitzer
    • Christine Laurent
    • Jacques Rivette
  • Stars
    • Michel Piccoli
    • Jane Birkin
    • Emmanuelle Béart
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    11K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jacques Rivette
    • Writers
      • Pascal Bonitzer
      • Christine Laurent
      • Jacques Rivette
    • Stars
      • Michel Piccoli
      • Jane Birkin
      • Emmanuelle Béart
    • 75User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
    • 89Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 6 nominations total

    Videos1

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    Top Cast12

    Michel Piccoli
    Michel Piccoli
    • Edouard Frenhofer
    Jane Birkin
    Jane Birkin
    • Liz
    Emmanuelle Béart
    Emmanuelle Béart
    • Marianne
    Marianne Denicourt
    Marianne Denicourt
    • Julienne
    David Bursztein
    • Nicolas
    Gilles Arbona
    • Porbus
    Marie Belluc
    • Magali
    Marie-Claude Roger
    • Françoise
    Leïla Remili
    • La servante
    Daphne Goodfellow
    • Deux touristes
    • (as Daphné Goodfellow)
    Susan Robertson
    • Deux touristes
    Bernard Dufour
    • La main du peintre
    • Director
      • Jacques Rivette
    • Writers
      • Pascal Bonitzer
      • Christine Laurent
      • Jacques Rivette
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews75

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      There was no script per se. The film was shot in sequential order and the day's shooting was dictated by what had been filmed the day before.
    • Goofs
      At the 2:13 mark (blu-ray edition) - as the camera begins to slowly close on Marianne settling on the couch, a mic sneaks into bottom of frame.
    • Crazy credits
      Tous les dessins et peintures d'Edouard Frenhofer sont l'oeuvre de Bernard Dufour. All the drawings and paintings of Edouard Frenhofer are the work of Bernard Dufour.
    • Alternate versions
      Short version (125 minutes, less nudity, brighter lighting, almost different takes and editing) titled "Divertimento" showing for TV, then released theatrically in 1993.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Curly Sue/House Party 2/The Butcher's Wife/The Rolling Stones at the Max/La Belle Noiseuse (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      Agon
      Music by Igor Stravinsky
      Performed by Sinfonie-Orchester des Südwestfunks (as Orchestre de Südwestfunk de Baden-Baden)
      Conducted by Hans Rosbaud
      (avec l'autorisation des disques Adès)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 4, 1991 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Switzerland
    • Official site
      • Celluloid Dreams (France)
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
      • Hebrew
    • Also known as
      • La bella latosa
    • Filming locations
      • Assas, Hérault, France(Frenhofer's mansion and studio)
    • Production companies
      • Pierre Grise Productions
      • George Reinhart Productions
      • FR3 Films Production
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    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $403,056
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,887
      • Nov 26, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $403,056
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 3h 58m(238 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1
      • 1.37 : 1

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