Portrait of a Lady on Fire DVD BFI Orders placed on 24th and/or

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Recommended for secondary school students of French

A landmark film of the Czech New Wave

and a compassionate look at family

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 Orders placed on 24th and/or'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