La belle noiseuse / Pierre Grisé Productions, George Reinhart Productions, George Reinhart Productions présentent en coproduction avec FR3 Films Production ; production, Martine Marignac ; scénario, Pascal Bonitzer, Christine Laurent, Jacques Rivette ; dialogue, Pascal Bonitzer, Christine Laurent ; mise en scène, Jacques Rivette.
Publisher:
New Yorker Video,
Copyright Date:
2004
Description:
2 videodiscs (240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Michel Piccoli, Jane Birkin, Emmanuelle Béart, Marianne Denicourt, David Bursztein, Gilles Arbona, Marie Belluc, Marie-Claude Roger, Leila Remili. Based on the novella "Le chef-d'oeuvre inconnu" by Balzac. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1991. A foreign film (France, Switzerland). Special features: interview with director Jacques Rivette; interview with co-writers Pascal Bonitzer and Christine Laurent; filmographies; original theatrical trailer.
Summary:
A famous and well-respected artist who lives in a comfortable estate in the French countryside, at the age of 60, considers his career as a painter to be over. He no longer feels inspired to create, and his last attempt at a major work, a nude study of his wife Liza, has sat unfinished for ten years. His protégé suggests a more inspiring subject, who exchanges ideas and opinions, as he methodically attempts to create a final masterpiece.
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