Sort of a softcore reduction of the themes of LA BELLE NOISEUSE, this rather discursive heavy-breather seems to run as long as Rivette's esoteric four-hour opus.
Successful painter-hunk Leo (Bobby Johnston) and his ambitious arriviste wife Karen (Dixie Beck) squabble over integrity, sexual dysfunction, and the husband's artist's block. Feeling underappreciated, Karen goes to the Big Apple, leaving Leo to sulk about the future after he's dropped by a trendy
art dealer. He hopes to put life in his brushstroke by hiring two fresh models, somewhat puritanical art student Beth (Kristen Knittle) whose self-esteem has been smothered by her lover, and Claire (Cat...
Released:
1995
Rated:
NR
Length:
99 mins