Frenhofer, a former famous painter, lives quietly with his wife in Provence, France. When the young artist Nicolas pays him a visit with his girlfriend Marianne, Frenhofer decides to resume work on a painting he had abandoned long ago: La Belle Noiseuse. He also wants Marianne to be his model. Everyone's life is changing as the creative process begins. It is a struggle for truth, life, and sense, as well as the question of where the boundaries of the arts are or whether art is limitless.
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Frenhofer, a former famous painter, lives quietly with his wife in Provence, France. When the young artist Nicolas pays him a visit with his girlfriend Marianne, Frenhofer decides to resume work on a painting he had abandoned long ago: La Belle Noiseuse. He also wants Marianne to be his model. Everyone's life is changing as the creative process begins. It is a struggle for truth, life, and sense, as well as the question of where the boundaries of the arts are or whether art is limitless.
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