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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 tw...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Portrait de la jeune fille en feu (Motion picture)
Other Authors: Sciamma, Céline, 1980- (Screenwriter), Merlant, Noémie, 1988- (Actor), Haenel, Adèle (Actor), Bajrami, Luàna, 2001- (Actor), Golino, Valeria (Actor), Mathon, Claire (director of photography.), Para One, 1979- (composer (expression)), Guiraud, Dorothée (Costume designer)
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:French
Language Notes:French dialogue; optional English subtitles.
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2020]
Edition:Director-approved Blu-ray special edition.
Series:Criterion collection ; 1034.
Subjects:
Arranged marriage > Drama.
Lesbians > Drama.
Women artists > France > Drama.
Gay artists > France > Drama.
France > History > 18th century > Drama.
Arranged marriage.
Gay artists.
Lesbians.
Women artists.
France.
1700-1799
History.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Historical films.
Lesbian films.
Romance films.
Foreign films, French.
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 2019.
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 ; on insert, an essay by film critic Ela Bittencourt.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert (folded : color illustrations ; 18 cm).
Format:Blu-ray; region A; wide screen (1.85:1); 5.1 surround DTS-HD master audio; requires Blu-ray player.
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 ; original music, Para One and Arthur Simonini.
ISBN:9781681437323
1681437325