Painting Love: Céline Sciamma Reveals Her Philosophy of love in Portrait of a Lady on Fire  

Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire will take you on an unusual, stormy ride. And make no mistake; it will break your heart. Set against the white-washed isolated cliffs of Brittany at the end of the 18th century, Portrait tells the story of a female painter, Marianne (Noémie Merlant), who is commissioned to paint the wedding portrait of a young woman, Héloïse (Adèle Haenel). But Héloïse, unhappy with the betrothal, refuses to pose. Marianne is then obliged to paint her secretly, observing her during the day, painting her by night. As they grow closer, an explosive forbidden romance develops between the young women.

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