CINEMAINTERNATIONAL PANORAMAPortrait de la Jeune Fille en Feu / Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Portrait de la Jeune Fille en Feu / Portrait of a Lady on Fire

France, 1770. Marianne, a painter, is commissioned to do the wedding portrait of Héloïse, a young woman who has just left the convent.

WHEN/WHERE:
NOV 16 SATURDAY – 9:30pm @ Cinesesc

DIRECTION: Céline Sciamma
COUNTRY: France
YEAR 2019
DURATION: 120′

Cast: Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami, Valeria Golino
Screenplay: Céline Sciamma
Cinematography: Claire Mathon
Editing: Julien Lacheray
Sound: Julien Sicart, Valérie Deloof, Daniel Sobrino
Music: Jean-Baptiste de Laubier, Arthur Simonini
Production Design: Thomas Grezaud
Production: Bénédicte Couvreur, Lilies Films

SYNOPSIS: France, 1770. Marianne, a painter, is commissioned to do the wedding portrait of Héloïse, a young woman 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, to paint her secretly. Best Screenplay and Queer Palm at Cannes (Un Certain Regard).

AGE RATING: 16+

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2007 Water Lilies

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