Portrait of a Lady on FirePortrait de la jeune fille en feu
Cambridge Film Festival Release Date:
Friday 28th February 2020
Contains sexualised nudity. Suitable for 15 years and over
2 hours 1 minute approx.
Released
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Starring:
Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami, Valeria Golino, Christel Baras and Armande Boulanger
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Directed By:
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Written By:
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Produced By:
Rémi Burah, Véronique Cayla, Bénédicte Couvreur and Olivier Père
Synopsis
In 18th century France a young painter, Marianne, is commissioned to do the wedding portrait of Héloïse without her knowing. Therefore, Marianne must observe her model by day to paint her portrait at night. Day by day, the two women become closer as they share Héloïse's last moments of freedom before the impending wedding.