Cohen Media: 4K Restoration of La Belle Noiseuse Detailed for Blu-ray

The Cohen Media Group has detailed its upcoming Blu-ray release of director Jacques Rivette's award-winning film La Belle Noiseuse a.k.a. The Beautiful Troublemaker (1991), staring Michel Piccoli, Jane Birkin, and Emmanuelle Béart. The release will be available for purchase on May 8.

Synopsis: Frenhofer, a once-famous artist hasn't painted in ten years. His last work, possibly his masterpiece, La Belle Noiseuse (the beautiful annoyance) remains unfinished. When another artist and his girlfriend Marianne visit, the beautiful and fiercely intelligent young woman inspires Frenhofer, and she reluctantly agrees to be his new model.

Twisting Marianne's gloriously undressed body into torturous positions, the posing begins in wary hostility and escalates into a battle of the wills. Yet gradually, their efforts become a sincere collaboration, driving both to dangerous limits.

One of the New Wave's greatest directors, Rivette creates a powerful, passionate film about an artist seeking truth, regardless of the cost.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
• Two-disc Blu-ray set featuring the complete original four-hour version of La Belle Noiseuse
• Video interview with director Jacques Rivette
• Video interview with co-writers Pascal Bonitzer and Christine Laurent
• Audio commentary track by film historian Richard Suchenski
• 4K Restoration 2017 theatrical re-release original trailer
• Optional English subtitles for the main feature