La Belle Noiseuse

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Michel Piccoli Edouard Frenhofer

Emmanuelle Béart Marianne

Jane Birkin Liz

Marianne Denicourt Julienne

David Bursztein Nicolas