Academy Screens: First Sight | PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE
In Collaboration With:
Wednesday, January 29, 2020, at 7:00 PM
Screening Courtesy of Mk2 Mile End & Cineplex
Scotiabank Theatre Toronto
259 Richmond St W
Toronto, ON
M5V 3M6
DIRECTED BY:
Céline Sciamma
STARRING:
Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel
SYNOPSIS:
Brittany, France, 1760. Marianne, a painter, is commissioned to do the wedding portrait of Héloïse, a young lady who has just left the convent. Héloïse is a reluctant bride to be and Marianne must paint her without her knowing. She observes her by day and secretly paints her at night. Intimacy and attraction grow between the two women as they share Héloïse’s first and last moments of freedom, all whilst Marianne paints the portrait that will end it all.
RELEASE DATE:
February 14, 2020
Academy Members Only*
*Members may bring a guest
