Synopsis
On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.
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Cast
- Noémie MerlantMarianne
- Adèle HaenelHéloïse
- Luàna BajramiSophie
- Valeria GolinoLa Comtesse
- Christel BarasLa faiseuse d'anges
- Armande BoulangerL'élève atelier
- Guy DelamarcheL'homme salon
- Clément BouyssouLa batelier
- Michèle ClémentPeasant Woman (uncredited)
- Cécile MorelPeasant Woman (uncredited)
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The Hollywood Reporter
Assaying [Sciamma's] first period film, an exquisitely executed love story that's both formally adventurous and emotionally devastating, she sticks the landing like a UCLA gymnast in peak condition. It's so good you'll want to watch again in slow-motion immediately afterwards just to see how she does it. - 100
IndieWire
Razor-sharp and shatteringly romantic ... as perfect a film as any to have premiered this year. - 100
The Playlist
Sciamma ... has a magnificent capability for elegant prose that wouldn’t feel out of place in a classic novel, the kind of dialogue that simmers long after it is spoken. - 100
The Guardian
A superbly elegant, enigmatic drama ... I was on the edge of my seat. - 91
The A.V. Club
This is a quantum creative leap for Sciamma, herself a keen observer of behavior. (Her previous films, like Tomboy and Girlhood, were rich with character detail.) Time traveling to an old world seems to unlock the full scope of her passion and insight. - 90
TheWrap
Visually ravishing ... [A] piercingly intelligent treatise on art, agency and queer love in the 18th century. - 90
Variety
Though this gorgeous, slow-burn lesbian romance works strongly enough on a surface level, one can hardly ignore the fact, as true then as it is now, that the world looks different when seen through a woman’s eyes. - 80
Screen Daily
Arthouse audiences will be intrigued to discover how Sciamma has channelled the fluid energy of her contemporary work into the more constrained environment of a costume drama. It won’t hurt that this is a strikingly handsome production which will be admired on a technical level.