Marianne (Noémie Merlant), an 18th-century artist from Brittany, must paint a pre-wedding portrait of Heloise (Adèle Haenel), to be sent to a man to whom Heloise, the daughter of a countess, is betrothed; she spurns the arranged marriage. Héloïse resists her fate by refusing to pose, forcing Marianne to paint in secret. Amidst sumptuous surroundings, accomplished directorscreenwriter Céline Sciamma, paints her own gorgeous on-screen portrait of a truly exhilarating and intense relationship between two women ahead of their time…
It’s an exquisitely-executed and intricately-layered historical feminist drama, one of the most talked about and admired films of Cannes Official Competition 2019 – a wonderful “don’t-miss” film featuring outstanding affinity between two talented leads.