French with English subtitles
LA BELLE NOISEUSE tells the story of an artist
(Michel Piccoli) who ten years previously, abandons
his greatest masterpiece, a painting of his wife
(Jane Birkin) entitled "La Belle Noiseuse". His
inspiration is rekindled when he encounters the
beautiful and fascinating Marianne (Emmanuelle
Beart of NATHALIE, 8 FEMMES and the upcoming
STORY OF MARIE AND JULIEN) to return to the
unfinished canvas using her as his new model. As
the new work begins, disturbing tensions begin to
develop and the reasons for the painting's original
rejection begin to surface.
