| Edition |
Director-approved Blu-ray special edition. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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surround rdacpc |
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5.1 DTS-HD master audio |
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video file rdaft |
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Blu-ray |
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region A rdare |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 1034. |
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Criterion collection ; 1034.
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| System Details |
Blu-ray, wide screen (1.85:1); 5.1 surround DTS-HD master audio; region A; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Note |
Title from disc surface. |
| Cast |
Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami, Valeria Golino. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Claire Mathon ; editor, Julien Lacheray ; costume designer, Dorothée Guiraud ; set designer, Thomas Grézaud ; original music, Para One and Arthur Simonini. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2019. |
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Wide screen (1.85:1). |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for some nudity and sexuality. |
| 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. |
| Note |
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. |
| Language |
French dialogue; English subtitles. |
| Subject |
Arranged marriage -- Drama.
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Lesbians -- Drama.
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Women artists -- France -- Drama.
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Gay artists -- France -- Drama.
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France -- 18th century -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Foreign films, French.
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French language films.
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Historical films.
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Romance films.
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Lesbian films.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Sciamma, Céline, 1980- film director, screenwriter.
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Couvreur, Bénédicte, film producer.
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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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Golino, Valeria, actor.
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Mathon, Claire, cinematographer.
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Lacheray, Julien, editor of moving image work.
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Para One, 1979- composer (expression)
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Bittencourt, Ela, 1975- essayist.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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Neon (Firm), production company.
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Arte France cinéma (Firm), production company.
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Hold up Films, production company.
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Centre national de la cinématographie (France), production company.
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Île-de-France (France), production company.
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Canal+ Group (Firm), production company.
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Cine Plus (Germany), production company.
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Pyramide (Firm), production company.
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MK2 Productions, production company.
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Cinécap 2, production company.
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| Note |
English title from title screens: Portrait of a lady on fire |
| Added Title |
Portrait de la jeune fille en feu |
| ISBN |
9781681437323 |
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1681437325 |
| Standard No. |
715515247511 |
| Music No. |
CC3160BD The Criterion Collection |
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