Take a look at this brand new trailer for the celebrated Portrait Of A Lady On Fire which is set for cinemas after a hugely successful festival run in the early part of 2020.
The film comes from renowned French filmmaker Céline Sciamma (Tomboy, Girlhood) and follows the story of a female painter, who, after being sent to an isolated island in Bretagne at the end of the eighteenth century, is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman in secret.
The film received its World Premiere at the 2019 Cannes International Film Festival where it won awards for both the Queer Palm and Best Screenplay. The film features performances from Adèle Haenel (Suzanne, Love At First Fight) and Noémie Merlant (Heaven Will Wait, Paper Flags).
Related: Portrait Of A Lady On Fire review
Here’s the official synopsis:
Brittany, France 1770. Portrait painter Marianne (Merlant) is commissioned to paint the wedding portrait of Héloïse (Haenel), a reluctant bride to be who has just left the convent. The painting must be done in secret, and so Marianne observes her by day and paints by night. Intimacy and attraction grow between the two women, but their freedom is short-lived.
Portrait Of A Lady On Fire will release in cinemas on 28th February. Here’s the new trailer.
