La Belle Noiseuse (1991)

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.

Genres: Drama

What to watch after La Belle Noiseuse

• Belle de Jour (1967) — Michel Piccoli appears in both
• Contempt (1963) — Same feel: complex, dramatic
• A Heart in Winter (1992) — Emmanuelle Béart appears in both
• The Lovers on the Bridge (1991) — Two steps away in the credits
• All the Mornings of the World (1991)
• Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974) — Jacques Rivette directed both