Portrait of a Lady on Fire
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2020]
Format: DVD
Edition: Director-approved DVD special edition.
Description: 1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (folded : color illustrations ; 18 cm).
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.
Series: Criterion collection ; 1034.
Other Authors:
Sciamma, Céline, 1980- film director, screenwriter.
Couvreur, Bénédicte, film producer.
Mathon, Claire, cinematographer.
Lacheray, Julien, editor of moving image work.
Guiraud, Dorothée, costume designer.
Grézaud, Thoma, production desginer.
Merlant, Noémie, 1988- actor.
Haenel, Adèle, actor.
Bajrami, Luàna, actor.
Golino, Valeria, actor.
Bittencourt, Ela, 1975- essayist.
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
Neon (Firm), production company.
Arte France cinéma (Firm), production company.
Hold up Films, production company.
Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (France), production company.
Île-de-France (France), production company.
Canal+ Group (Firm), production company.
Ciné+ (France), production company.
ARTE France, production company.
Pyramide (Firm), production company.
MK2 Productions, production company.
Cinécap 2, production company.
Sciamma, Céline, 1980- film director, screenwriter.
Couvreur, Bénédicte, film producer.
Mathon, Claire, cinematographer.
Lacheray, Julien, editor of moving image work.
Guiraud, Dorothée, costume designer.
Grézaud, Thoma, production desginer.
Merlant, Noémie, 1988- actor.
Haenel, Adèle, actor.
Bajrami, Luàna, actor.
Golino, Valeria, actor.
Bittencourt, Ela, 1975- essayist.
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
Neon (Firm), production company.
Arte France cinéma (Firm), production company.
Hold up Films, production company.
Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (France), production company.
Île-de-France (France), production company.
Canal+ Group (Firm), production company.
Ciné+ (France), production company.
ARTE France, production company.
Pyramide (Firm), production company.
MK2 Productions, production company.
Cinécap 2, production company.
Subjects:
Arranged marriage -- Drama.
Lesbians -- Drama.
Women artists -- France -- Drama.
Gay artists -- France -- Drama.
France -- 18th century -- Drama.
Arranged marriage -- Drama.
Lesbians -- Drama.
Women artists -- France -- Drama.
Gay artists -- France -- Drama.
France -- 18th century -- Drama.
Target Audience: MPAA rating: R; for some nudity and sexuality.
ISBN:
9781681437330
UPC: 715515247610
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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 ; an essay by film critic Ela Bittencourt.
Videorecording.
Cinematography, Claire Mathon ; editor, Julien Lacheray ; costume designer, Dorothée Guiraud ; set designer, Thomas Grézaud.
Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami, Valeria Golino.
DVD, wide screen (wide screen 1.85:1), 5.1 surround, region 1.
French dialogue; English subtitles.
Title from disc surface.
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 ; an essay by film critic Ela Bittencourt.
Videorecording.
Cinematography, Claire Mathon ; editor, Julien Lacheray ; costume designer, Dorothée Guiraud ; set designer, Thomas Grézaud.
Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami, Valeria Golino.
DVD, wide screen (wide screen 1.85:1), 5.1 surround, region 1.
French dialogue; English subtitles.
Title from disc surface.