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Legendary French New Wave director Jacques Rivette's intimately epic exploration of the convergence between artistry and eroticism. Edouard Frenhofer is a reclusive painter living in the French countryside with his wife. Their lives are radically upended with the arrival of a younger artist and his girlfriend, who becomes the muse that awakens Edouard's fading passions. Rivette creates a layered character study, while also offering an immersive meditation on the creative process. Nominated for five awards, including Best Film at the **César Awards.** Winner of the Grand Prize of the Jury at **Cannes Film Festival**. *"In its own way this sensual, granular experience is just as pure and obsessive as Rivette's less hospitable masterpieces, and almost as mysterious." - Michael Atkinson, **Village Voice***
Emmanuelle Béart, Jane Birkin, Michel Piccoli
Originally produced by Cohen Film Collection in 1991.