"Cohen Media Group presentes an all-new 4K restoration of the provocative contemporary classic directed by Jacques Rivette"--container. Title from disc label. Originally released as a motion picture in 1991. Based on the novella "Le chef-d'oeuvre inconnu" by Balzac. Wide screen. Special features: feature length audio commentary track by film historian Richard Suchenski; interview with director Jacques Rivette; interview with co-writers Pascal Bonitzer and Christine Laurent. Michel Piccoli, Jane Birkin, Emmanuelle Béart, Marianne Denicourt, David Bursztein, Gilles Arbona.
Summary:
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.
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