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Movie Monday: Portrait de la jeune fille en feu
Mon 26 May 2025The last Movie Monday of the season: Portrait de la jeune fille en feu by Céline Sciamma.
Portrait d’une jeune fille en feu (2019), directed by Céline Sciamma, is a powerful exploration of desire, freedom, and the female gaze.
The film is set in 18th-century Brittany. Marianne, a painter, is hired to secretly paint Héloïse, a young woman unwilling to marry. As Marianne observes her subject under the guise of companionship, an intense and forbidden love grows between them.
The film is set in 18th-century Brittany. Marianne, a painter, is hired to secretly paint Héloïse, a young woman unwilling to marry. As Marianne observes her subject under the guise of companionship, an intense and forbidden love grows between them.
★★★★★
‘Portrait de la jeune fille en feu’ is a masterpiece that overwhelms you as only a great love can overwhelm you (Humo)
‘Portrait de la jeune fille en feu’ is a masterpiece that overwhelms you as only a great love can overwhelm you (Humo)