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2019 | B/N | 119:00

In eighteenth-century France, Marianne, a young painter, is commissioned to paint Héloïse’s wedding portrait in secret. Marianne must observe her model by day and paint her portrait at night. The two women grow closer as they share Héloïse’s last moments of freedom.


Country: Francia
Direction: Sciamma; Céline
Script: Sciamma; Céline
Production: Couvreur; Bénédicte
Photography: Mathon; Claire
Sound: Sobrino; Daniel, Sicart; Julien, Deloof; Valérie
Music: One; Para, Simonini; Arthur
Cast:Bajrami; Luàna, Golino; Valeria, Haenel; Adèle, Merlant; Noémie, Morel; Cécile
Art direction: Grezaud; Thomas
Participation year at FICM: 2019

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Portrait of a Lady on Fire

In eighteenth-century France, Marianne, a young painter, is commissioned to paint Héloïse’s wedding portrait in secret. Marianne must observe her model by day and paint her portrait at night. The two women grow closer as they share Héloïse’s last moments of freedom.

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