Celine Sciamma and Adele Haenel at the Cannes Film Festival, May 19, 2019. By Andreas Rentz/Getty Images. With Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Sciamma said that she was able to open the conversations ...

Written and directed by Céline Sciamma, "Portrait of a Lady on Fire" brings a fresh perspective to the historical romantic drama, with celebrated performances by Adele Haenel and Noémie Merlant.

The film-maker talks to Alexandra Pollard about growing up gay at a time before the internet, male privilege in cinema, and why Wonder Woman changed her life ...

Adele Haenel ,Celine Sciamma, and Noemie Merlant at Cannes. ... While the news that Sciamma had cast Haenel, who previously starred in Sciamma’s feature debut “Water Lilies” over a decade ...

“Portrait of a Lady on Fire” changes that up while offering one meta-textual twist: not only are director Sciamma and lead actress Haenel queer artists, they’re also a former couple.

Which is also true of the film itself, the fourth from Sciamma, the French wunderkind who first burst forth in 2007 with the coming-of-age drama Water Lilies, which also starred Haenel.The story ...

Neon and Hulu have acquired the North American rights to Céline Sciamma’s “Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” which premiered Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival in competition, the companies ...

Noemie Merlant and Adele Haenel star as two 18th century women drawn to each other in 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire,' Céline Sciamma's follow-up to 'Girlhood' and her first period piece.

"Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me," "Big," "My Neighbor Totoro," and more cinematic favorites from the "Petite Maman" director. “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” was Céline Sciamma’s big breakout ...

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