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.

It’s the late 18th century, sometime before the French Revolution, and Marianne (Noémie Merlant), a professional portraitist, has accepted a semi-clandestine commission.

When Marianne (Noemie Merlant) arrives on an island to create a portrait of Heloise (Adele Haenel), she finds a deeply reluctant subject. Heloise’s painting is the older version of photographs ...

Marianne (Noemie Merlant), right, in Portrait of a Lady on Fire with Héloïse (Adèle Haenel). Merlant includes Monroe in The Balconettes because she believes that, like the film’s female ...

“Baby Ruby,” which held its world premiere at TIFF, is not your mother’s movie about being a new mom. Or maybe it is. In the film, Noémie Merlant (“Portait of a Lady on Fire”) plays Jo ...

Noémie Merlant, the French actor of “Tár,” is reteaming with Celine Sciamma, who directed her in “Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” for her sophomore outing, “The Balconettes.” The ...

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Dir: Noemie Merlant. France. 2024. 104mins. A French heatwave proves a melting pot of desire, rage and bloody revenge for three female friends in actor-writer-director Noemie Merlant’s horror ...

French actress-writer-director Noémie Merlant is one of Europe’s greatest stars. Bold statement, but since her breakout role in Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire, she’s proven time and time ...