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Die schöne Querulantin

Original title: La Belle Noiseuse
  • 1991
  • 6
  • 3h 58m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
9.3K
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Die schöne Querulantin (1991)
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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.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.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.

  • Director
    • Jacques Rivette
  • Writers
    • Pascal Bonitzer
    • Christine Laurent
    • Jacques Rivette
  • Stars
    • Michel Piccoli
    • Jane Birkin
    • Emmanuelle Béart
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    9.3K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,499
    251
    • Director
      • Jacques Rivette
    • Writers
      • Pascal Bonitzer
      • Christine Laurent
      • Jacques Rivette
    • Stars
      • Michel Piccoli
      • Jane Birkin
      • Emmanuelle Béart
    • 69User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 6 nominations

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    Die schöne Querulantin (1991)
    Emmanuelle Béart and Michel Piccoli in Die schöne Querulantin (1991)
    Emmanuelle Béart and Michel Piccoli in Die schöne Querulantin (1991)
    Emmanuelle Béart in Die schöne Querulantin (1991)
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    Die schöne Querulantin (1991)
    Jane Birkin and Marianne Denicourt in Die schöne Querulantin (1991)
    Emmanuelle Béart in Die schöne Querulantin (1991)
    Die schöne Querulantin (1991)
    Emmanuelle Béart in Die schöne Querulantin (1991)
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    Emmanuelle Béart in Die schöne Querulantin (1991)

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    Michel Piccoli
    Michel Piccoli
    • Edouard Frenhofer
    Jane Birkin
    Jane Birkin
    • Liz
    Emmanuelle Béart
    Emmanuelle Béart
    • Marianne
    Marianne Denicourt
    Marianne Denicourt
    • Julienne
    David Bursztein
    • Nicolas
    Gilles Arbona
    • Porbus
    Marie Belluc
    • Magali
    Marie-Claude Roger
    • Françoise
    Leïla Remili
    • La servante
    Daphne Goodfellow
    • Deux touristes
    • (as Daphné Goodfellow)
    Susan Robertson
    • Deux touristes
    Bernard Dufour
    • La main du peintre
    • Director
      • Jacques Rivette
    • Writers
      • Pascal Bonitzer
      • Christine Laurent
      • Jacques Rivette
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      There was no script per se. The film was shot in sequential order and the day's shooting was dictated by what had been filmed the day before.
    • Goofs
      At the 2:13 mark (blu-ray edition) - as the camera begins to slowly close on Marianne settling on the couch, a mic sneaks into bottom of frame.
    • Crazy credits
      Tous les dessins et peintures d'Edouard Frenhofer sont l'oeuvre de Bernard Dufour. All the drawings and paintings of Edouard Frenhofer are the work of Bernard Dufour.
    • Alternate versions
      Short version (125 minutes, less nudity, brighter lighting, almost different takes and editing) titled "Divertimento" showing for TV, then released theatrically in 1993.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Curly Sue/House Party 2/The Butcher's Wife/The Rolling Stones at the Max/La Belle Noiseuse (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      Agon
      Music by Igor Stravinsky

      Performed by Sinfonie-Orchester des Südwestfunks (as Orchestre de Südwestfunk de Baden-Baden)

      Conducted by Hans Rosbaud

      (avec l'autorisation des disques Adès)

    User reviews69

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    9/10
    not just arty twaddle
    A young artist and his girlfriend run into an aging master who has not painted for many years. It emerges that he stopped in the middle of a painting of his wife which threatened to destroy his marriage. Why this should be so is not at first clear. Over time, however, as the young artist's girlfriend poses for the older artist so that he can finish the painting, it becomes apparent quite how emotionally demanding the artistic process is.

    Many people seem to find this film boring or pretentious. It's a matter of taste I guess. I found the long sections of the artist sketching his model extremely compelling. Even if you can't imagine this, give the film a try. I have a friend who hates arty films, particularly if they're in a foreign language. His favourite film is the Rock, yet he started watching this (with the sole aim of seeing Emmanuelle Beart in the buff, which she is for most of the movie) and ended up sitting through the whole four hours. It has a genuinely hypnotic quality.

    Aside from the debate about the art sections of the film, its content is superb. The characters are real, interesting and beautifully played. The Beart character in particular is a wonderful depiction of someone who is deeply scarred, but erects a powerful veneer of independence to protect herself. As the artist sketches her from every angle, he gradually gets under her defences, until her entire personality is exposed on canvas. I know this sounds really pretentious, but this film effectively argues that what marks out a masterpiece is that someone's soul - either the artist's or the model's - is put on canvas, and in the process, they and the people close to them are affected irrevocably. Ultimately, the only real flaw in this film is, I'm informed, that the sketches themselves aren't actually that good. If you're like me and have a limited sensitivity to such things, this shouldn't bother you. If not, try not to let it spoil a beautiful, rewarding and profoundly satisfying movie.
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    • eastie
    • Sep 23, 1999

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    • Release date
      • January 9, 1992 (Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Switzerland
    • Official site
      • Celluloid Dreams (France)
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
      • Hebrew
    • Also known as
      • The Beautiful Troublemaker
    • Filming locations
      • Assas, Hérault, France
    • Production companies
      • Pierre Grise Productions
      • George Reinhart Productions
      • FR3 Films Production
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $403,056
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,887
      • Nov 26, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $403,056
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      3 hours 58 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1
      • 1.37 : 1

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