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This is a Blu-ray Disc and will not play in a standard DVD player. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2019. |
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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. Plus, an insert with essay by film critic Ela Bittencourt. |
| NOTE |
In French ; with optional subtitles in English. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Claire Mathon ; editing, Julien Lacheray. |
| Cast |
Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami. |
| 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. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for some nudity and sexuality. |
| System details |
Blu-ray ; region A ; widescreen (1.85:1) ; 5.1 DTS-HD MA surround ; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Subject |
Lesbians -- Drama.
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Women artists -- France -- Drama.
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Gay artists -- France -- Drama.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Historical films.
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Romance fiction.
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Foreign films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Local subject |
French language materials.
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| Series |
Criterion collection ; 1034
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| Add'l Names |
Sciamma, Céline, 1980- film director, screenwriter.
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Couvreur, Bénédicte, film producer.
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Mathon, Claire, director of photography.
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Lacheray, Julien, editor of moving image work.
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Merlant, Noémie, 1988- actor.
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Haenel, Adèle, actor.
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Bajrami, Luàna, 2001- actor.
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| Other corporate author |
Neon (Firm), presenter.
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Lilies Films, presenter.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| Other title |
Portrait de la jeune fille en feu |
| ISBN |
9781681437323
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1681437325
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| STANDARD # |
715515247511 |
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CC3160BD The Criterion Collection |
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