Portrait of a Lady on Fire Portrait de la jeune fille en feu

Céline Sciamma / France / 2019 / 120 min / French, Italian

Brittany, 1770. Marianne is commissioned to make the wedding portrait of Héloïse, a young lady who has just left the convent. Héloïse is a reluctant bride to be and Marianne must paint her without her knowing. She observes her by day and secretly paints her at night.

cast Adèle Haenel, Noémie Merlant

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"A Masterpiece. A devastatingly unforgettable story of love and memory. As perfect a film as any to have premiered this year. Razor-sharp and shatteringly romantic." - IndieWire. Best Screenplay in Cannes and at the European Film Awards.

Pauline

The short film by Céline Sciamma, the director of Tomboy and Portrait of a Lady on Fire, that was commisioned for the campaign “Five Films Againts Homophobia” is a confession of a small town girl growing up in the stifling atmosphere of the French countryside.

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