Louis steals the painting while the young guard Rosalie (Vahina Giocante) is distracted.

Louis hears them and is jealous; he makes a life-size dummy of his clothes and uses it to pretend to have hanged himself.

Filming began on 29 July 2008[2][3] for a 9-week period near Paris and the Seine,[4] and by spring 2009 was completed.

[9] Of the film's world premiere in the Netherlands, André Waardenburg of NRC Handelsblad wrote "Nederland heeft de wereldpremière.

Een dubieuze eer, want de film is niet erg sterk."

He expanded on his review by writing "Net zoals het schilderij heeft de film weinig inhoud.

(The locations make up for that somewhat; the visit to the picturesque village that still breathes the atmosphere of the Impressionists delivers a few nice scenes.

)[9] Jordan Mintzer of Variety wrote, "Despite what some may consider a promising title, there's unfortunately little to show for it in The Blonde With Bare Breasts" calling Manuel Pradal's film an "aimless intrigue".