Portrait of a lady on fire
Events Temporarily Postponed
Thu 01 Jan 1970 - Thu 01 Jan 1970
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French, Italian with English Subtitles
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Thu 01 Jan 1970 - Thu 01 Jan 1970
Other Information
French, Italian with English Subtitles
Price
Time
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Dir. Céline Sciamma
2019 | 119 mins | France
Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami
French, Italian with English Subtitles
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 Héloïses first and last moments of freedom, all whilst Marianne paints the portrait that will end it all.
One of the hits at this years Cannes Film Festival, Portrait of a Lady on Fire was the winner of both the Queer Palm and Best Screenplay.
Enjoy breakfast in our Café Bar before the screening on Tue 17 Mar.
A Bacon or Sausage sandwich served in a glazed pretzel bun, alongside a crispy hash brown and served with any of our freshly made hot drinks or a can of delicious Cornish Orchards juice.
Breakfast + Film can be purchased from the box office or online, then simply take your ticket to the bar to order. Vegetarian/Vegan/Gluten Free options available.
(If you arrive after 10.30am, then we cant guarantee that you will have time to eat before the film, but you can certainly eat after!)
Triple F-Rated:
Directed by a woman, written by a woman and starring a significant woman.
F-Rating is a new rating for films directed by women, written by women and/or with significant female characters on screen, in their own right. Find out more here >>