Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Release date: December 6, 2019
Studio: Neon
Director: Celine Sciamma
MPAA Rating: N/A
Screenwriter: Celine Sciamma
Genre: Drama, Romance
Starring: Noemie Merlant, Adele Haenel, Luana Bajrami, Valeria Golino
Plot Summary: Set in France, 1760, Portrait of a Lady on Fire follows the story of a young painter Marianne, who is commissioned to paint the wedding portrait of Héloïse, a young woman who has just left the convent. Because she is a reluctant bride-to-be, Marianne arrives under the guise of companionship, observing Héloïse by day and secretly painting her by firelight at night. As the two women orbit one another, intimacy and attraction grow as they share Héloïse’s first moments of freedom. Héloïse’s portrait soon becomes a collaborative act of and testament to their love.
Release date: December 6, 2019
Studio: Neon
Director: Celine Sciamma
MPAA Rating: N/A
Screenwriter: Celine Sciamma
Genre: Drama, Romance
Starring: Noemie Merlant, Adele Haenel, Luana Bajrami, Valeria Golino
Plot Summary: Set in France, 1760, Portrait of a Lady on Fire follows the story of a young painter Marianne, who is commissioned to paint the wedding portrait of Héloïse, a young woman who has just left the convent. Because she is a reluctant bride-to-be, Marianne arrives under the guise of companionship, observing Héloïse by day and secretly painting her by firelight at night. As the two women orbit one another, intimacy and attraction grow as they share Héloïse’s first moments of freedom. Héloïse’s portrait soon becomes a collaborative act of and testament to their love.
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