Dir. Céline Sciamma
2019 | 116 mins | France | French
Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel

Showing Times

• Fri 17 Jul: 8pm
• Sat 18 Jul: 5.15pm
• Mon 20 Jul: 4:10pm

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A vivid portrait of the stolen romantic relationship between two young women played by Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel, who have a persuasive on-screen connection which gives this affair a life of its own.

Set in Brittany in 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.

Returning to cinemas after having its theatrical run cut short in 2020 due to to Covid-19.

BBFC Rating
Rated 15 – sexualised nudity

Venue: Studio 74, Exeter Phoenix

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