Emmet Kowler of Sloppy Discs in conversation with actor Maggie Cramer.
Marianne (Noémie Merlant) is hired to paint the wedding portrait of Héloïse (Adèle Haenel). As the women orbit each other, intimacy and attraction grow as they share Héloïse's first moments of freedom. Winner of Best Screenplay & Queer Palm at 2019 Cannes and one of the best reviewed films that year, Portrait of a Lady on Fire solidified Céline Sciamma as one of the most exciting filmmakers working in the world today.