Bretanja leta 1770. Slikarka Marianne dobi naročilo za poročni portret Heloise, grofičine hčerke, ki je ravno zapustila samostan. A Heloise se upira usodi poročene ženske in noče pozirati, zato mora Marianne nalogo opraviti skrivaj. Pod krinko najete družabnice jo podnevi opazuje, ponoči pa slika … Film je prejel nagrado za najboljši scenarij v Cannesu.
As told through clips from 183 female directors, this epic history of the cinema focuses on women’s integral role in the development of film art. Using almost a thousand film extracts from thirteen decades and five continents, Mark Cousins asks how films are made, shot and edited; how stories are shaped and how movies depict life, love, politics, humour and death, all through the compelling lens of some of the world’s greatest filmmakers – all of them women.
An unpredictable documentary from a fascinating storyteller, Agnès Varda’s last film sheds light on her experience as a director, bringing a personal insight to what she calls “cine-writing,” traveling from Rue Daguerre in Paris to Los Angeles and Beijing.
