Noémie Merlant

Paris, 13th District

By Hannah Strong

Jacques Audiard directs a sensual city-based romance adapted from graphic novels by Adrian Tomine.

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Jacques Audiard captures the poetry of urban life in the Paris, 13th District trailer

By Charles Bramesco

Céline Sciamma coauthored the script, which reunites her with Portrait of a Lady on Fire star Noémie Merlant.

Paris, 13th District – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

Cannes favourite Jacques Audiard returns to the Croisette with a low-key love story set around the fringes of the French capital.

Céline Sciamma: ‘I had a desire to show the birth of longing’

By Elena Lazic

The director of Portrait of a Lady on Fire discusses her monument to female artists and their intense gaze.

Queer desire and the art of looking in Portrait of a Lady on Fire

By Rosie Thompson

Céline Sciamma’s 18th-century romance beautifully portrays the hiddenness of same-sex relationships.

Adèle Haenel and Noémie Merlant on Portrait of a Lady on Fire

By Elena Lazic

The co-stars of Céline Sciamma’s sumptuous period romance discuss the intimate – and political – nature of the film.

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

By Katie Goh

Céline Sciamma’s sumptuous, quietly radical 18th century love story is one of the year’s very best.

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Portrait of a Lady on Fire – first look review

By Adam Woodward

A painter falls in love with her subject in Céline Sciamma’s masterfully composed period piece.

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