Portrait de la Jeune Fille en Leu Movie Storyline. 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’s first moments of freedom. Héloïse’s portrait soon becomes a collaborative act of and testament to their love.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (French: Portrait de la jeune fille en feu) is a 2019 French historical drama film directed by Céline Sciamma. It was selected to compete for the Palme d’Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. The film won the Queer Palm at Cannes, becoming the first film directed by a woman to win the award. Sciamma also won the award for Best Screenplay at Cannes. The film was theatrically released in France on 18 September 2019.
Portrait de la Jeune Fille en Leu (2019)
Directed by: Céline Sciamma
Starring: Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami, Valeria Golino, Christel Baras, Armande Boulanger, Guy Delamarche, Clément Bouyssou, Michèle Clément, Cécile Morel
Screenplay by: Céline Sciamma
Production Design by: Thomas Grézaud
Cinematography by: Claire Mathon
Film Editing by: Julien Lacheray
Costume Design by: Dorothée Guiraud
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Music by: Jean-Baptiste de Laubier, Arthur Simonini
MPAA Rating: R for some nudity and sexuality.
Distributed by: Hulu
Release Date: December 6, 2019
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