PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE

A film by Céline Sciamma

PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE

SYNOPSIS

France, 1760. Marianne is commissioned to paint the wedding portrait of Héloïse, a young woman who has just left the convent. 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. Subtitled in English

CREDITS

Director

Céline Sciamma

Cast

Noémie Merlant

Adèle Haenel

Luàna Bajrami

Valeria Golino

Writer

Céline Sciamma

Genre

Romance, Drama

Language

French w/ English Subtitles

Rating

R

Runtime

2h 2m

A Statement By

Céline Sciamma

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“It was my initial desire to shoot a love story. To show, step by step, what it is like to fall in love, the pure present and pleasure of it. There, the direction focuses on confusion, hesitation and the romantic exchange.”

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PLAY

TRAILER

GALLERY

— Little White Lies

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