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Title:
Portrait of a lady on fire [DVD video]
Edition:
Director-approved DVD special edition.
Publication Date:
2020
Publication Information:
[New York, NY] : The Criterion Collection, [2020]
?2020
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (folded : color illustrations ; 18 cm)
ISBN:
9781681437330
Abstract:
France, 1760. Marianne is commissioned to paint the wedding portrait of Haeloeise, 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 Haeloeise by day and secretly painting her by firelight at night. As the two women orbit one another, intimacy and attraction grow as they share Haeloeise first moments of freedom. Haeloeise portrait soon becomes a collaborative act of and a testament to their love.
General Note:
Wide screen (1.85:1).
Special features: new conversation between director Caeline Sciamma and film critic Dana Stevens ; new interviews with actors Adaele Haenel and Noaemie Merlant ; interview with cinematographer Claire Mathon from the 2019 Cannes Film Festival ; interview from 2019 with artist Haelaene Delmaire on creating the paintings for the film, along with behind-the-scenes footage ; an essay by film critic Ela Bittencourt.
Performers:
Noaemie Merlant, Adaele Haenel.
Technical Details:
DVD, wide screen (wide screen 1.85:1), 5.1 surround, region 1.
Geographic Term:
Language:
French
Additional Language:
French dialogue; English subtitles.
Added Corporate Author:
Audience:
Rating: R; for some nudity and sexuality.
