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
“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.”