Trailer for Portrait of a Lady on Fire, also known as Portrait de la jeune fille en feu, starring Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami, Valeria Golino and Christel Baras.
France, 1760. Marianne is commissioned to paint the wedding portrait of Heloise, 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 Heloise by day and secretly painting her by firelight at night. As the two women orbit one another, intimacy and attraction grow as they share Heloise's first moments of freedom. Heloise's portrait soon becomes a collaborative act of and testament to their love.
Winner of a coveted Cannes prize and one of the best reviewed films of the year, Portrait of a Lady on Fire solidifies Celine Sciamma as one of the most exciting filmmakers working in the world today...