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Portrait of a lady on fire

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 th...

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Other Authors: Sciamma, Céline, 1980- (Film director, Screenwriter), Couvreur, Bénédicte (Film producer), Mathon, Claire (Cinematographer), Lacheray, Julien (Editor of moving image work), Guiraud, Dorothée (Costume designer), Grézaud, Thoma (production desginer.), Merlant, Noémie, 1988- (Actor), Haenel, Adèle (Actor), Bajrami, Luàna, 2001- (Actor), Golino, Valeria (Actor), Bittencourt, Ela, 1975- (essayist.)
Format: Videos DVD
Language:French
English
Published: [New York, NY] : The Criterion Collection, [2020]
Edition:Director-approved DVD special edition.
Series:Criterion collection ; 1034.
Subjects:
Arranged marriage > Drama.
Lesbians > Drama.
Women artists > France > Drama.
Gay artists > France > Drama.
France > 18th century > Drama.
Historical films.
Romance films.
Lesbian films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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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 first moments of freedom. Héloïse's portrait soon becomes a collaborative act of and a testament to their love.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 2019.
Wide screen (1.85:1).
Special features: new conversation between director Céline Sciamma and film critic Dana Stevens ; new interviews with actors Adèle Haenel and Noémie Merlant ; interview with cinematographer Claire Mathon from the 2019 Cannes Film Festival ; interview from 2019 with artist Hélène Delmaire on creating the paintings for the film, along with behind-the-scenes footage ; an essay by film critic Ela Bittencourt.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (folded : color illustrations ; 18 cm)
Format:DVD, wide screen (wide screen 1.85:1), 5.1 surround, region 1.
Audience:MPAA rating: R; for some nudity and sexuality.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Claire Mathon ; editor, Julien Lacheray ; costume designer, Dorothée Guiraud ; set designer, Thomas Grézaud.
ISBN:9781681437330
1681437333

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