Name: Bonnard, Pierre and Marthe
Genre: History, Romance
Released: 2024-01-10
Rating: 6.3

2024MA 15+

HistoryRomance2h 2m

6.3/10

6.3

TMDB

Storyline

When French painter Pierre Bonnard met Marthe de Méligny, he didn’t know this self-proclaimed aristocrat would become the cornerstone of his life and work. From this moment, she became more than just a muse for the “painter of happiness”, appearing in more than a third of his work. Together, they reached their artistic fulfillment thanks to a colourful love, different from the standards of their time, nurturing the great mystery around their relationship. Based on a true story.

Trailers

3 videos

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Details

DirectorMartin Provost

ReleasedJan 10, 2024

StatusReleased

Original languageFrench

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

$2.4M

Parental guideMA 15+AU

Studios

Les Films du Kiosque

France 3 Cinéma

uMedia

Reviews

7 reviews · 6 critics

6 fresh · 0 rotten

John McDonald

RTAustralian Financial ReviewOct 8, 2024

Madame Bonnard has always been an enigma, and this film walks a line between what is concealed and revealed.

Jane Freebury

RTJane FreeburySep 17, 2024

Cecile de France does a fabulous job with Marthe, a complex, earthy and antagonistic character and artist in her own right, in this gorgeous painterly study of the relationship between an artist and his muse

Andiee Paviour

RTNobody's Reading This But MeSep 12, 2024

The partner of a celebrated painter needs every shred of her spirit in this anatomising of their exacting relationship.

Antonio Trashorras

RTFotogramasAug 30, 2024

Martin Provost's latest film is a deep, sensitive, and revealing vision of long-term human frictions and the importance of historical-social context in the evolution of people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors... [Full review in Spanish]