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PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE

Directed by Céline Sciamma

This Cannes festival darling is a lesson in intimacy and the way in which it’s experienced and captured through art – both in painting and, in the wider sense, through film. In 18th century France, artist Marianne (Noémie Merlant) is tasked with creating a wedding portrait of Héloïse (Adèle Haenel), who has recently

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