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Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Film

Fri 5 - Sun 7 June

Director: Céline Sciamma
Cast: Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami
Details: 122 mins, Subtitled, 2019, France
Primary language: French

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"It's so good you'll want to watch again in slow-motion immediately afterwards just to see how she does it"
- The Hollywood Reporter.

Romance and art entwine in this 4K restoration of the period drama by Tomboy and Girlhood director Céline Sciamma.

France in the late 18th century. Painter Marianne (Noémie Merlant) is commissioned by an affluent countess to paint the wedding portrait of her sheltered but headstrong daughter Héloïse (Adèle Haenel), in the hope it will find her a wealthy husband.

While posing as her hired companion, Marianne is instructed to complete the portrait in secret, observing Héloïse by day and painting her by night.

However, as the two women grow closer, their intimacy and attraction begins to blossom, paving the way for a simmering, star-crossed romance.

A heart-breaking period piece told with a distinctly modern feminist energy, Portrait of a Lady on Fire is the first female-directed film to win the Queer Palm and Best Screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival and cemented Sciamma’s reputation as a world-class filmmaker.

The Sun 7 June 16:30 screening will include an introduction from Queer Vision, and will be followed by a post-screening discussion in the Café & Bar.

Wheelchair User Spaces

Event types:

Intro: Introductory Talk

Fri 5 June

17:50 (ends 20:07)

Sat 6 June

20:40 (ends 22:57)

Sun 7 June

16:30 (ends 18:42)Intro

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Pricing

Unless otherwise stated the cost of cinema tickets is as follows:

Saver Mondays
£6.00 (plus 12% booking fee*) for Club Shed members, 24 and under audiences, and concession ticket holders

Screenings before 16:00 Tuesday to Friday and before 14:00 at weekends
£9.50 full (plus 12% booking fee*) / £7.00 concessions (plus 12% booking fee*).

Screenings after 16:00 Tuesday to Friday and after 14:00 at weekends
£12.00 full (plus 12% booking fee*) / £9.50 concessions (plus 12% booking fee*).

Aged 24 or under and refugees and asylum seekers
Tuesday - Friday before 16:00, Saturday & Sunday before 14:00 £6.50 (plus 12% booking fee*)
Tuesday - Friday after 16:00, Saturday & Sunday after 14:00 £7.00 (plus 12% booking fee*)

*Booking fee applies to online and phone booking only.

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Access

Cinema seat widths

Our cinema seats are 46cm wide, with wooden armrests on either side of each seat that can’t be moved.

We can provide seats without armrests or bean bags as alternatives at the front of the cinema if that is more comfortable for you. Please just call our Box Office on (0117) 927 5100 or book in-person to arrange.

Access Register

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Further info

Our building is accessible, our staff are trained in basic BSL and Deaf awareness, we have toilets for everyone and we run an accessible programme of screenings, events and exhibitions. Find out more on our Access page.

Concessions

Concessions apply to Full Time Students, Job Seekers Allowance and Employment Support Allowance, 66+ who have retired, Equity and BECTU members and disabled people.

Where applicable please produce proof of eligibility when collecting a ticket or showing your ticket at the entrance to the cinema.

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Subtitled screening