Portrait of a Lady on Fire + Petite Maman

DOUBLE FEATURE! Céline Sciamma directs a pair of tender French dramas.

Widely lauded, PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE won two awards at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival and was voted one of the greatest films of all time by Sight and Sound. In 18th-century France young painter Marianne (Noémie Merlant), is commissioned to do the wedding portrait of Héloïse (Adèle Haenel) without her knowing. Therefore, Marianne must observe her model by day to paint her portrait at night. Day by day, the two women become closer as they share Héloïse's last moments of freedom before the impending wedding.

Sciamma continued to prove herself as one of the most accomplished and unpredictable contemporary French filmmakers with the uniquely emotional PETITE MAMAN. Following the death of her beloved grandmother, 8-year-old Nelly accompanies her parents to her mother's childhood home to begin the difficult process of cleaning out its contents. As Nelly explores the house and nearby woods, she is immediately drawn to a neighbor her own age building a treehouse. What follows is a tender tale of childhood grief, memory and connection.

French language, English subtitles.

Commences Tuesday, 2 Dec 2025
Rating M
Genre Arthouse
Running Time 203
Language
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