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La Belle noiseuse
FRANCE · 1991

La Belle noiseuse

Jacques Rivette
country estate artwork painter provence painting
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Synopsis

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.

Cinema Atlas Connection
Regarding the design of the Dreamhouse for 'Barbie,' Gerwig stated: 'We wanted the Dreamhouse to be perfect but also slightly off... A lot of it came from things like Jacques Rivette’s 'La Belle noiseuse,' where the painter is trying to make something and it's always falling apart.'

We wanted the Dreamhouse to be perfect but also slightly off. A lot of it came from things like Jacques Rivette's 'La Belle noiseuse,' where the painter is trying to make something and it's always falling apart.

— Greta Gerwig  ·  The New York Times: Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ Dreamhouse: A Tour
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