Portrait of a Lady on Fire

An an exquisite portrait of hidden love, art, eros… and the gaze. Hired to paint a portrait ahead of a prospective marriage, an artist in 18th-century Brittany finds herself falling for the reclusive would-be bride, in the Cannes award–winning film writer-director Céline Sciamma (Girlhood).

Year: 2019

Country: France

Director: Céline Sciamma

Cast: Adèle Haenel, Noémie Merlant, Valeria Golino

Genre: LGBTQ, Drama, Romance, History

Run time: 120 minutes