La Belle Noiseuse

La Belle Noiseuse

Directed by Jacques Rivette

Produced by Pierre Grise Productions, George Reinhart Productions

1991238 min7.3 / 10

A slow-burn psychological drama about artistic obsession and desire, centered on the fraught relationship between an aging painter, his muse, and the act of creation itself.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is La Belle Noiseuse sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is La Belle Noiseuse violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Does La Belle Noiseuse end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is La Belle Noiseuse easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is La Belle Noiseuse scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

75/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity86

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise62

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love80

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like La Belle Noiseuse, and what each one shares →

Like La Belle Noiseuse

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as La Belle Noiseuse

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like La Belle Noiseuse, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like La Belle Noiseuse, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like La Belle Noiseuse, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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