I liked this film. I really don't know why. I'm not sure that I understood what it was all about. Maybe you had to be a painter or French to fully appreciate it. But I am sure that it's not a film that you want to watch in one sitting. It takes awhile to get through it. I feel sorry for anyone who tried to watch this in a theater. I think the acting was good...maybe better than good. I don't know why, but I really enjoy French films. Maybe that's why I liked this one. If it had been an American or English film, I probably wouldn't have lasted more than an hour. I think what I liked best was to watch Frenhofer at work. I was utterly fascinated to watch him create such beautiful sketches of the human body on a blank canvas. I don't think I ever took my eyes away from the film as he was drawing Marianne. Creating a form from just lines and varying shades of gray is amazing to me. I also enjoyed watching him ready his studio and gather all his supplies as he prepared to sketch. To me, this film more a lesson in art than it was entertainment. I would think that anyone with the slightest interest in art would enjoy this film immensely.
Review of La Belle Noiseuse
