PORTRAIT DE LA JEUNE FILLE EN FEU
France
Brittany, 1770: Marianne, a painter, is commissioned to do the wedding portrait of Héloïse, a young woman who has just left the convent. Héloïse is a reluctant bride-to-be and Marianne must paint her without her knowing. She observes her by day, to paint her secretly.
Céline Sciamma is a French screenwriter and director. PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE is her fourth feature film.
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Brittany, 1770: Marianne, a painter, is commissioned to do the wedding portrait of Héloïse, a young woman who has just left the convent. Héloïse is a reluctant bride-to-be and Marianne must paint her without her knowing. She observes her by day, to paint her secretly.
