1983–1991: Partnership with Marignac and increased recognition Jacques Rivette

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emmanuelle béart , michel piccoli @ 1991 cannes film festival, la belle noiseuse won 2 awards.


in break experimental, complex style, rivette next adapted emily brontë s wuthering heights. based on novel s first part , set in 1930s southern france, hurlevent stars 3 unknown actors: fabienne babe catherine, lucas belvaux roch (heathcliff) , oliver cruveiller catherine s brother, william. hurlevent, rivette s first film in years without usual troupe of actors , technicians , modeled on balthus india ink illustrations, released in 1985.


rivette received critical acclaim 1988 film la bande des quatre (gang of four), 4 drama students lives playfully alternate theater real life , make-believe. according director, wanted make film young people working on play, work more interesting show result . film received honorable mention @ 39th berlin international film festival.


he enjoyed working 4 young actresses in la bande des quatre much, rivette returned theater. actresses had performed scene pierre corneille s suréna in la bande des quatre, rivette, actresses , additional performers rehearsed corneille s tite et bérénice, jean racine s bajazet , play pierre de marivaux (which dropped because hard ). after several weeks of rehearsals, actresses ready perform 2 plays, ran @ théâtre gérard philipe in saint-denis 18 april 20 may 1989. according rivette, corneille s play more interesting actresses; deep. s author find dense, full of history, of thought .


saul austerlitz called la bande des quatre s success rivette’s second wind filmmaker ; led la belle noiseuse (the beautiful troublemaker), most-acclaimed film of rivette s later career. loosely based on balzac short story unknown masterpiece , depicts relationship between reclusive, uninspired painter frenhofer (michel piccoli), wife , former model liz (birkin) , new model, marianne (emmanuelle béart). marianne inspires frenhofer finish long-abandoned magnum opus, la belle noiseuse, liz , marianne s boyfriend become increasingly jealous. four-hour film shows painting s progress in real time, 1 brush stroke @ time, hand close-ups french abstract painter bernard dufour. according rivette, tried make film did not talk painting, approached . film earned him grand prix @ 1991 cannes film festival , prix méliès french syndicate of cinema critics. received 5 césar award nominations, including best picture , best director (rivette s nomination in category). shortly after cannes success, two-hour version, la belle noiseuse: divertimento, theatrically released.








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