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* LoveTriangle: Marianne and Frenhofer are not romantically involved, but Liz understandably becomes a bit jealous that he's gotten a new muse who is a young, beautiful woman posing for him for hours. In the end, however, she comes to an understanding about their relationship and



* TriangRelations: Played with. Marianne and Frenhofer are not romantically involved, but Liz understandably becomes a bit jealous that he's gotten a new muse who is a young, beautiful woman posing for him for hours. In the end, however, she comes to an understanding about their relationship and
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''La Belle Noiseuse'' (the title translates loosely as "The Beautiful Troublemaker") is a film by Creator/JacquesRivette, loosely based on a story by [[Creator/HonoreDeBalzac Balzac]], ''The Unfinished Masterpiece''. Starring Creator/EmmanuelleBeart and Creator/MichelPiccoli, it was released in 1991.

Nicolas, a young artist, visits in the company of his girlfriend Marianne (Béart) a famous painter, Frenhofer (Piccoli), who has for the last several years been living as a recluse with his wife in their old house in Provence. Frenhofer no longer paints, and among his unfinished works is a portrait of a nude woman, "La Belle Noiseuse", for which he had used his wife (Jane Birkin) as a model.

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''La Belle Noiseuse'' (the title translates loosely as "The Beautiful Troublemaker") is a film by Creator/JacquesRivette, loosely based on a story by [[Creator/HonoreDeBalzac Balzac]], ''The Unfinished Masterpiece''. Starring Creator/EmmanuelleBeart Creator/EmmanuelleBeart, Creator/MichelPiccoli and Creator/MichelPiccoli, Creator/JaneBirkin, it was released in 1991.

Nicolas, a young artist, visits in the company of his girlfriend Marianne (Béart) a famous painter, Frenhofer (Piccoli), who has for the last several years been living as a recluse with his wife in their old house in Provence. Frenhofer no longer paints, and among his unfinished works is a portrait of a nude woman, "La Belle Noiseuse", for which he had used his wife (Jane Birkin) (Birkin) as a model.
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* ShutUpKiss: When Liz is angrily accusing Frenhofer of "playing around" with Marianne, he forcefully kisses her. It works.
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* {{Intermission}}: A title card at the 2:14 mark says "Before the next pose, a five-minute intermission." Then "Part 2" plays.

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* TakeOurWordForIt: [[spoiler:The finished painting, which is so incredible that everyone who views it is moved by the intensity, is not shown on-screen.]]

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* SpeechCentricWork: Speech and Marianne's nudity, anyway. It's a four-hour movie featuring people talking, about art and creation and their relationships.
* TakeOurWordForIt: [[spoiler:The The finished painting, which is so incredible that everyone who views it is moved by the intensity, is not shown on-screen.]]



* TitleDrop: Early in the film. When Nicolas pays a polite comment about some of the portraits Frenhofer has done lately, he dismisses them as "nothing...There's no blood. If I go the whole way there's blood on the canvas...On 'la belle noiseuse' you see blood." When asks what he meant Frenhofer tells a little story about how he read a story of a 16th century courtesan and was inspired to paint a painting that he'd call "the beautiful pain-in-the-ass". But he was never able to paint it.

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* TitleDrop: Early in the film. When Nicolas pays ''La Belle Noiseuse'' is an abandoned project by Frenhofer, a polite comment about some of the portraits Frenhofer has done lately, he dismisses them as "nothing...There's no blood. If I go the whole way there's blood on the canvas...On 'la belle noiseuse' you see blood." When asks what he meant Frenhofer tells portrait inspired by a little story about how he read a story of about a 16th century courtesan courtesan. He tried to make the portrait with his wife as the model but couldn't find the inspiration, and was inspired to paint a painting that he'd call "the beautiful pain-in-the-ass". But abandoned it ten years ago; with Marianne he was never able to paint it.tries again.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: It's subtle, but notice the scene about 45 minutes into the movie, when Marianne is coming out of the shower in the room she's sharing with Nicolas, soon after she's learned that he volunteered her to pose for Frenhofer. She comes out of the shower wrapped up in a towel, then goes behind a privacy screen to take the towel off and change into her clothes. She isn't comfortable exposing her body to her lover, much less a stranger, which is part of the reason why she's so pissed at Nicolas for telling Frenhofer she'll pose.

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* TitleDrop: Early in the film. When Nicolas pays a polite comment about some of the portraits Frenhofer has done lately, he dismisses them as "nothing."
-->'''Frenhofer''': There's no blood. If I go the whole way there's blood on the canvas...On "la belle noiseuse" you see blood.

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* TitleDrop: Early in the film. When Nicolas pays a polite comment about some of the portraits Frenhofer has done lately, he dismisses them as "nothing."
-->'''Frenhofer''':
"nothing...There's no blood. If I go the whole way there's blood on the canvas...On "la 'la belle noiseuse" noiseuse' you see blood." When asks what he meant Frenhofer tells a little story about how he read a story of a 16th century courtesan and was inspired to paint a painting that he'd call "the beautiful pain-in-the-ass". But he was never able to paint it.
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* TitleDrop: Early in the film. When Nicolas pays a polite comment about some of the portraits Frenhofer has done lately, he dismisses them as "nothing."
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* DifferingPrioritiesBreakup: Marianne gradually breaks away from Nicolas when she realizes she doesn't need him, and that they're destined for different paths.



* TheMuse: Marianne to Frenhofer; reluctantly at first, then willingly.

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* TheMuse: Marianne to Frenhofer; reluctantly at first, then willingly. Liz used to be this to him, and is saddened by her loss of the role.



* ObnoxiousInLaws: Sort of. Marianne and Nicolas aren't married, but Julienne lived with them in a small apartment and her relationship with Marianne is frayed because of it, to say the least. She and Julienne spar during the movie, and Julienne becomes upset that Marianne is about to break up with Nicholas but is too afraid to say it, while Marianne is annoyed Julienne is acting more of a wife than a sister; but in the end, Marianne admits to Nicolas that she likes his sister.



* TakeOurWordForIt: [[spoiler:The finished painting is not shown on-screen.]]

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* TakeOurWordForIt: [[spoiler:The finished painting painting, which is so incredible that everyone who views it is moved by the intensity, is not shown on-screen.]]



* UntranslatedTitle: ''The Naughty Beauty''

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* TriangRelations: Played with. Marianne and Frenhofer are not romantically involved, but Liz understandably becomes a bit jealous that he's gotten a new muse who is a young, beautiful woman posing for him for hours. In the end, however, she comes to an understanding about their relationship and
* UntranslatedTitle: ''The Naughty Beauty''Beauty'', though it's alternatively translated as ''The Beautiful Troublemaker'' and (in the film itself)''The Beautiful Pain-in-the-Ass.''
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* WritersBlock: The painter's equivalent thereof, and a long-term problem for Frenhofer, who has not painted in years.

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* PublicExposure: Marianne poses nude for a painter for four hours. She's rather reluctant and irritated about being badgered into it.



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* UntranslatedTitleUntranslatedTitle: ''The Naughty Beauty''
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''La Belle Noiseuse'' (the title translates loosely as "The Beautiful Troublemaker") is a film by Creator/JacquesRivette, loosely based on a story by [[Creator/HonoreDeBalzac Balzac]], ''The Unfinished Masterpiece''. Starring Emmanuelle Béart and Creator/MichelPiccoli, it was released in 1991.

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''La Belle Noiseuse'' (the title translates loosely as "The Beautiful Troublemaker") is a film by Creator/JacquesRivette, loosely based on a story by [[Creator/HonoreDeBalzac Balzac]], ''The Unfinished Masterpiece''. Starring Emmanuelle Béart Creator/EmmanuelleBeart and Creator/MichelPiccoli, it was released in 1991.
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''La Belle Noiseuse'' (the title translates loosely as "The Beautiful Troublemaker") is a film by Creator/JacquesRivette, loosely based on a story by [[Creator/HonoreDeBalzac Balzac]], ''The Unfinished Masterpiece''. Starring Emmanuelle Béart and Michel Piccoli, it was released in 1991.

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''La Belle Noiseuse'' (the title translates loosely as "The Beautiful Troublemaker") is a film by Creator/JacquesRivette, loosely based on a story by [[Creator/HonoreDeBalzac Balzac]], ''The Unfinished Masterpiece''. Starring Emmanuelle Béart and Michel Piccoli, Creator/MichelPiccoli, it was released in 1991.
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** The sheer repetitiveness of the constant nudity tends to drain it of eroticism.
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''La Belle Noiseuse'' (the title translates loosely as "The Beautiful Troublemaker") is a film by Jacques Rivette, loosely based on a story by [[Creator/HonoreDeBalzac Balzac]], ''The Unfinished Masterpiece''. Starring Emmanuelle Béart and Michel Piccoli, it was released in 1991.

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''La Belle Noiseuse'' (the title translates loosely as "The Beautiful Troublemaker") is a film by Jacques Rivette, Creator/JacquesRivette, loosely based on a story by [[Creator/HonoreDeBalzac Balzac]], ''The Unfinished Masterpiece''. Starring Emmanuelle Béart and Michel Piccoli, it was released in 1991.
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''La Belle Noiseuse'' (the title translates loosely as "The Beautiful Troublemaker") is a film by Jacques Rivette, loosely based on a story by Balzac, ''The Unfinished Masterpiece''. Starring Emmanuelle Béart and Michel Piccoli, it was released in 1991.

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''La Belle Noiseuse'' (the title translates loosely as "The Beautiful Troublemaker") is a film by Jacques Rivette, loosely based on a story by Balzac, [[Creator/HonoreDeBalzac Balzac]], ''The Unfinished Masterpiece''. Starring Emmanuelle Béart and Michel Piccoli, it was released in 1991.
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* FanDisservice: This creeps up interestingly: although Marianne has reluctantly agreed to pose nude for hours on end, she's understandably in a really foul temper and the resulting MoodDissonance is what makes the film much more than just four hours of Emmanuelle Béart with no clothes on.



* MsFanservice: Would you like to see Emmanuelle Béart naked? After a while it turns into FanDisservice, because once her character's reluctantly agreed to pose nude for hours on end, she's understandably in a really foul mood.

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* MsFanservice: Would you like to see Emmanuelle Béart naked? After a while it turns into FanDisservice, because once her character's reluctantly agreed to pose nude for hours on end, she's understandably in a really foul mood.But see above.
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* WorthIt: Played with. Marianne constantly wonders why she's letting herself model for Frenhofer; she's cold and physically uncomfortable; an old guy is staring at her naked body for hours every day; his wife (the original model) resents her and her boyfriend has essentially pimped her out. [[spoiler: In the end she decides that, all things considered, it was probably Worth It.]]

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* WorthIt: Played with. Marianne constantly wonders why she's letting herself model for Frenhofer; she's cold and physically uncomfortable; an old guy is staring at her naked body for hours every day; his wife (the original model) resents her and her boyfriend has essentially pimped her out. [[spoiler: In the end she decides that, all things considered, since Frenhofer has recovered his inspiration and she's the subject of a great painting, it was probably Worth It.]]
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* WorthIt: Played with. Marianne constantly wonders why she's letting herself model for Frenhofer; she's cold and physically uncomfortable; an old guy is staring at her naked body for hours every day; his wife (the original model) resents her and her boyfriend has essentially pimped her out. [[spoiler: In the end she decides that, all things considered, it was probably Worth It.]]
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* MsFanservice: Would you like to see Emmanuelle Béart naked?

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* MsFanservice: Would you like to see Emmanuelle Béart naked?naked? After a while it turns into FanDisservice, because once her character's reluctantly agreed to pose nude for hours on end, she's understandably in a really foul mood.

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''La Belle Noiseuse'' is a film by Jacques Rivette, loosely based on a story by Balzac, ''The Unfinished Masterpiece''. Starring Emmanuelle Béart and Michel Piccoli, it was released in 1991. A shorter, made-for-TV version was released in 1993 under the title ''Divertimento''. The title translates loosely as "The Pretty Troublemaker".

Nicolas, a young artist, visits in the company of his girlfriend Marianne (Béart) a famous painter, Frenhofer (Piccoli), who has for the last several years been living as a recluse with his wife in their old house in Provence. Frenhofer no longer paints, and among his unfinished works is a portrait of a nude woman, "La Belle Noiseuse", for which he had used his wife as a model.

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''La Belle Noiseuse'' (the title translates loosely as "The Beautiful Troublemaker") is a film by Jacques Rivette, loosely based on a story by Balzac, ''The Unfinished Masterpiece''. Starring Emmanuelle Béart and Michel Piccoli, it was released in 1991. A shorter, made-for-TV version was released in 1993 under the title ''Divertimento''. The title translates loosely as "The Pretty Troublemaker".\n\n

Nicolas, a young artist, visits in the company of his girlfriend Marianne (Béart) a famous painter, Frenhofer (Piccoli), who has for the last several years been living as a recluse with his wife in their old house in Provence. Frenhofer no longer paints, and among his unfinished works is a portrait of a nude woman, "La Belle Noiseuse", for which he had used his wife (Jane Birkin) as a model.


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A shorter, different version was released in 1993 for TV under the title ''La Belle Noiseuse: Divertimento''; Rivette used the same footage but re-edited it, so that the story is [[PerspectiveFlip told from the point of view of the artist's wife]].

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* ReluctantFanserviceGirl: Marianne resents that she's been tricked into posing for Frenhofer, but she ends up spending most of the movie completely naked.

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* MsFanservice: Would you like to see Emmanuelle Béart naked?
* ReluctantFanserviceGirl: Marianne resents that she's been tricked into posing for Frenhofer, but she ends up spending most of the movie completely naked.nude.

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