Tuesday 12th May 2020 - 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm, Palmer Building
In 18th century Brittany, Marianne, a portrait painter, is commissioned secretly to paint the wedding picture of Heloise, a reluctant bride to be who has just left a convent. As attraction develops between the two women, their growing intimacy paves the way for a sensuous, passionate affair.
France 2019 – French and Italian with subtitles – Directed by Celine Sciamma with Adele Haenel, Noemie Merlant, Valeria Golino – 122 min
A painterly masterpiece – INDY WIRE
Celine Sciamma’s transfixing film is a timeless work of art – ROLLING STONE
Website: https://mk2films.com/en/film/portrait-of-a-lady-on-fire/
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Reading Film Theatre
PO BOX 217
Palmer Building
Whiteknights
Reading
RG6 2AH
Email: rft@reading.ac.uk
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