France, 1770. Marianne, a painter, is commissioned to do the wedding portrait of Héloïse, a young woman who has just left the convent. Héloïse is a reluctant bride-to-be and Marianne must paint without her knowing. She observes her by day, to paint the portrait in secret.

Dir/Scr CÉLINE SCIAMMA is a French filmmaker and screenwriter known for Portrait de la jeune fille en feu and Petite Maman. A common theme in Sciamma’s films is the fluidity of gender, sexual identity among girls and women, and the female gaze.