La belle noiseuse / The Beautiful Troublemaker (1991)
Drama
The former famous painter Frenhofer revisits an abandoned project using the girlfriend of a young visiting artist. Questions about truth, life, and artistic limits are explored.
Starring: Michel Piccoli, Jane Birkin, Emmanuelle Béart, Marianne Denicourt
Director: Jacques Rivette
La religieuse / Suzanne Simonin, la religieuse de Denis Diderot / The Nun (1966)
Drama
In eighteenth-century France a girl is forced against her will to take vows as a nun. Three mothers superior treat her in radically different ways, ranging from maternal concern, to sadistic persecution, to lesbian desire. Suzanne's virtue brings disaster to everyone in this faithful adaptation of a bitter attack on religious abuses by the Enlightenment philosopher Denis Diderot.
Starring: Anna Karina, Liselotte Pulver, Micheline Presle, Francine Bergé, Francisco Rabal, Christiane Lénier
Director: Jacques Rivette
Duelle (une quarantaine) / Twilight (A Quarantine) / Women Duelling (1976)
Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance
The Queen of the Night battles the Queen of the Sun over a magical diamond that will allow the winner to remain on Earth, specifically in modern day Paris.
Starring: Juliet Berto, Bulle Ogier, Jean Babilée, Hermine Karagheuz, Nicole Garcia
Director: Jacques Rivette
Le pont du Nord / North Bridge (1981)
Comedy | Fantasy | Mystery
Marie is a claustrophobic ex-con who, shortly after wandering into Paris, encounters the wild and potentially troubled young woman Baptiste. Baptiste accompanies Marie on her quest to solve the mystery behind the contents of her former lover's suitcase.
Starring: Bulle Ogier, Pascale Ogier, Pierre Clémenti, Jean-François Stévenin
Director: Jacques Rivette
