Summary
Brittany, France, 1760. The painter Marianne is tasked with making a wedding portrait of Héloïse, a young girl who has just left the convent. Héloïse is destined to marry against her will, and Marianne must paint her without her knowledge. Day by day, she watches and secretly paints her throughout the night. Between the two women, intimacy and attraction are soon born as they share Héloïse's first and last moments of freedom, until Marianne paints a portrait that will mark the end of their relationship. The film Portrait of a Lady on Fire at this year's Cannes Film Festival won the Best Screenplay Award. Director and screenwriter Céline Sciamma reunites with award-winning actress Adèle Haenel in this intimate and deeply moving historical drama. An emotionally devastating cinematic masterpiece.
Festivals and awards
Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2020 - Best Director / Cannes Film Festival 2019 - Best Screenplay and Queer Palm / Chicago International Film Festival 2019 - Best Movie Golden Hugo / Key West Film Festival 2019 - Jury Award for Best LGBT Film / London Critics Circle Film Awards 2020 - Best Foreign Language Film / London Film Week 2019 - Best Acting (Haenel) / Women Film Critics Circle Awards 2019 - Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film about Women, Best Couple; with many other awards ...
