Portrait of a lady on fire

Sciamma, Céline, 1980- (director,, screenwriter.). Mathon, Claire, (cinematographer). Lacheray, Julien (film editor.). Guiraud, Dorothée, (costume designer.). Merlant, Noémie, 1988- (actor.). Haenel, Adèle, (actor.). Bittencourt, Ela, 1975- (essayist.). Criterion Collection (Firm), (publisher.). Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luana Bajrami, Valeria Golino, Christel Baras. (Cast).

Summary: France, 1760. Marianne is commissioned to paint the wedding portrait of Héloïse, a young woman who has just left the convent. Because she is a reluctant bride-to-be, Marianne arrives under the guise of companionship, observing Héloïse by day and secretly painting her by firelight at night. 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 a testament to their love.

Record details

ISBN: 9781681437330
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (121 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc
videorecording
Publisher: [United States] : The Criterion Collection, 2020.
Copyright: ©2020

Content descriptions

Participant or Performer Note:	Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luana Bajrami, Valeria Golino, Christel Baras.
Target Audience Note:	Rating: R; for some nudity and sexuality. Canadian rating: PG.
System Details Note:	DVD, wide screen (wide screen 1.85:1), 5.1 surround, region 1.
Language Note:	French dialogue; English subtitles.