Originally released as a motion picture in 1991.

Based on the novella "Le chef-d'oeuvre inconnu" by Balzac.

Special features: interview with director Jacques Rivette; interview with co-writers Pascal Bonitzer and Christine Laurent; filmographies; original theatrical trailer.

Director of photography, William Lubtchansky ; editor, Nicole Lubtchansky ; costume designer, Laurence Struz ; production designer, Emmanuel de Chauvigny ; music, Igor Strawinsky.

Michel Piccoli, Jane Birkin, Emmanuelle Béart, Marianne Denicourt, David Bursztein, Gilles Arbona, Marie Belluc, Marie-Claude Roger, Leila Remili.

An artist near the end of his career finds new inspiration in a young model. A famous and well-respected artist who lives in a comfortable estate in the French countryside, at the age of 60, considers his career as a painter to be over. He no longer feels inspired to create, and his last attempt at a major work, a nude study of his wife Liza, has sat unfinished for ten years. His protégé suggests a more inspiring subject, who exchanges ideas and opinions, as he methodically attempts to create a final masterpiece.

MPAA rating: Not rated. Restricted by collection developer.

DVD; Region 1; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.

In French dialogue with optional English subtitles.