Portrait of a Lady on Fire DVD BFI alongside rare archival production imagery

alongside rare archival production imagery

Recommended for secondary school students of French

- Audio commentary with director Stephen Weeks (2020)

A critically acclaimed coming of age story which offers a compelling portrait of the intensity of teenage female friendship

In rural France anonymous poison-pen letters appear -first denouncing the 'outsider' local doctor but soon taking in other prominent members of society

Portrait of a Lady on Fire DVD BFI alongside rare archival production imagery'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' Director: Celine Sciamma (2020) French w English subtitles includes director & cast commentary Acclaimed period drama romance with some haunting moments. A young painter, 'Marianne', is commissioned to paint the portrait of a countess's daughter ('Heloise') a portrait which will be used to appeal to foreign aristocratic potential husbands. As 'Heloise' is an unwilling subject 'Marianne' must pose as a hired companion and