Portrait of a Lady on Fire at Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, on Tuesday 2 April. Marianne is hired to paint a portrait of a countess's headstrong daughter, but they find themselves drawn together. Part of Céline Sciamma Season.
France in the late 18th century. Painter Marianne (Noémie Merlant) is commissioned by an affluent countess to paint the wedding portrait of her sheltered but headstrong daughter Héloïse (Adèle Haenel), in the hope it will find her a wealthy husband. While posing as her hired companion, Marianne is instructed to complete the portrait in secret, observing Héloïse by day and painting her by night. However, as the two women grow closer, their intimacy and attraction begins to blossom, paving the way for a simmering, star-crossed romance.
“A ravishing historical romance...elegantly structured and impossibly beautiful.” The Irish Times
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