La Belle Noiseuse

La Belle Noiseuse
La Belle Noiseuse
	French theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jacques Rivette
Screenplay by	Pascal Bonitzer; Christine Laurent; Jacques Rivette;
Based on	Le Chef-d'œuvre inconnu; by Honoré de Balzac
Produced by	Martine Marignac
Starring	Michel Piccoli; Jane Birkin; Emmanuelle Béart; Marianne Denicourt; David Bursztein; Gilles Arbona; Bernard Dufour;
Cinematography	William Lubtchansky
Edited by	Nicole Lubtchansky
Music by	Igor Stravinsky
Production; companies	Pierre Grise Productions; FR3 Films Production; George Reinhart Productions;
Distributed by	Pierre Grise Distribution
Release dates	14 May 1991 (Cannes); 4 September 1991 (France);
Running time	237 minutes
Countries	France; Switzerland;
Languages	French; English;

La Belle Noiseuse (French: [la bɛl nwa.zøz], lit. 'The Beautiful Troublemaker') is a 1991 drama film directed by Jacques Rivette and starring Michel Piccoli, Jane Birkin and Emmanuelle Béart. Loosely adapted from the 1831 short story Le Chef-d'œuvre inconnu (The Unknown Masterpiece) by Honoré de Balzac,^[1] and set in present-day France, it tells how a famous old artist is stimulated to come out of retirement and do one last painting of a beautiful young woman. The film won the Grand Prix at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.

^ Apparently, it also includes elements from the short stories "The Liar" and "The Figure in the Carpet", and the novella The Aspern Papers by Henry James. "Entretien Jacques Rivette - L'art secret". Les Inrocks (in French). 19 March 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2020.