Stars: Michel Piccoli, Jane Birkin, Emmanuelle Beart, Marianne Denicourt, Gilles Arbona, David Bursztein, Bernard Dufour

Director: Jacques Rivette

Summary: Frenhofer (Michel Piccoli), a renowned French artist, hasn't lifted his brush in years. But when he meets the stunningly beautiful girlfriend (Emmanuelle Beart) of a young painter visiting his chateau, she inspires him to return to work on an abandoned masterpiece, known as "La Belle Noiseuse." Frenhofer had set the painting aside a decade earlier when it threatened to consume him entirely and destroy his fragile relationship with his wife. Stirred to action once more, he and the young model embark on a perilous collaboration that will forever change them both. New Wave legend Jacques Rivette's beautiful, passionate film honestly depicts the painful choices an artist must sometimes make between commitment to life and loved ones, or total submission to the often devastating demands of art.

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Aspect Ratio:	1.33 Full Screen
Main Language:	French
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Interview With Jacques Rivette, Interview With Co Writers Pascal Bonitzer And Christine Laurent, Theatrical Trailer, Filmographies
Subtitles:	English
Year:	1991
Release Date:	June 30, 2003
Runtime:	229 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	A R T 038 D V D
Keywords:	Subtitled, Belle, Off, Beautiful, General, French, Drama, La, Noiseuse, Schedule, Troublemaker
Genre:	Drama