The Process of Art: La Belle Noiseuse
Some Anti-Woke Bits and Pieces, David Soul, MJ, Victor Hugo, and an Ode to Drummers
Jane Birkin, who passed away recently and to whom I dedicated a word or two here, was in one of the most important films about art ever made, one of the most remarkable films in the history of cinema, which was made, appropriately enough, by one of the most creative filmmakers, Jacques Rivette.
The whole movie, nearly four hours’ worth, is on YouTube (se…