1770. Marianne é pintora e tem de pintar o retrato de casamento de Héloïse, uma jovem que acaba de sair do convento. Héloïse resiste ao seu destino de esposa, recusando posar. Marianne tem de a pintar em segredo. Apresentada como dama de companhia, observa-a todos os dias.
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.
