To the scratch of a nib and the squelch of paint, Rivette’s sonorous and newly restored drama, immerses us in the artistic process, as a battle of wills unfolds between Michel Piccoli’s aging painter and Emmanuelle Béart’s reluctant muse. Roll up your sleeves because things are getting messy.

The winds of change sweep the streets of Paris at a time both intimidating and liberating for a mother and her teenage children. Charlotte Gainsbourg is at her most enchanting in this drama, which follows in the footsteps of the great Éric Rohmer by tenderly and precisely observing human existence.