TICKETS $15

Doors 3 p.m.; Event 3:30 p.m.

Film is in French with English subtitles.

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THE EXPERIENCE

Winner of a coveted Cannes prize, director Céline Sciamma and actors Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel turn the subtle act of looking into a dangerous, engrossing thrill; solidifying this film as one of the greatest love stories ever told. 

ON SCREEN: Portrait of a Lady on Fire

2019. Directed by Céline Sciamma. Runtime: 121 minutes. Rated R.

France, 1760. Marianne is commissioned to paint the wedding portrait of Héloïse, a young woman who has just left the convent. Because she is a reluctant bride-to-be, Marianne arrives under the guise of companionship, observing Héloïse by day and secretly painting her by firelight at night. As the two women orbit one another, intimacy and attraction grow as they share Héloïse’s first moments of freedom. Héloïse’s portrait soon becomes a collaborative act of and testament to their love.