Balzac and Emmanuelle Beart
I have written about Balzac's "Unknown Masterpiece" some time ago, in the context of Handke's Slow Homecoming . http://withoutliftingafinger.blogspot.com/2011/05/handkes-slow-homecoming-and-balzac.html * Only recently have I asked myself: Was this Balzac story related to a French film I saw years ago: La Belle Noiseuse ? Apparently the answer is Yes (see link below). Though the film is an updated (and I'm sure modified) version of the Balzac story, the artist's name is the same: Frenhofer. http://www.sensesofcinema.com/2007/cteq/belle-noiseuse-2/ * Of course the film has the additional advantage of showcasing the always-lovely (clothes on, clothes off) Emmanuelle Beart.