Portrait of a lady on fire
DVD - 2020
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 portrait soon becomes a collaborative act of and a testament to their love.
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- Subjects
- Genres
- Historical films
Romance films
Fiction films
Lesbian films
Feature films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Gay films
LGBTQ+ films - Published
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[Irvington, NY] :
The Criterion Collection
[2020]
- Language
- French
English - Corporate Authors
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- Edition
- Director-approved DVD special edition ; DVD edition
- Item Description
- 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. - Physical Description
- 1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
- 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
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