Review of La Belle Noiseuse (1991) by Jungwoo P — 13 Aug 2007

Great cinema for the process of creating a work of art.

This review of La Belle Noiseuse (1991) was written by Jungwoo P on 13 Aug 2007.

La Belle Noiseuse has generally received very positive reviews.

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Apart from Emmanuelle Beart's body this is pretty standard stuff. There must be better 'painting' films out there…

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