Portrait of a lady on fire

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
Arranged marriage > Drama.
Lesbians > Drama.
Women artists > France > Drama.
Gay artists > France > Drama.
France > 18th century > Drama.
Historical films.
Romance films.
Fiction films.
Lesbian films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genres
Historical films
Romance films
Fiction films
Lesbian films
Feature films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[Irvington, NY] : The Criterion Collection [2020]
Language
French
English
Corporate Authors
Neon (Firm), Arte France cinéma (Firm), Hold up Films, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (France), Île-de-France (France), Canal+ Group (Firm), Ciné+ (France), ARTE France, Pyramide (Firm), MK2 Productions, Cinécap 2
Corporate Authors
Neon (Firm) (production company), Arte France cinéma (Firm), Hold up Films, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (France), Île-de-France (France), Canal+ Group (Firm), Ciné+ (France), ARTE France, Pyramide (Firm), MK2 Productions, Cinécap 2
Other Authors
Céline Sciamma, 1980- (film director), Bénédicte Couvreur (film producer), Noémie Merlant, 1988- (actor), Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami, Valeria Golino
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
Contents unavailable.

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