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Director · Screenwriter · 1978

Céline Sciamma

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Petite Maman

Céline Sciamma · 2021

Petite Maman is a 2021 French drama written and directed by Céline Sciamma, following eight-year-old Nelly as she encounters her mother as a child in the woods near her grandmother’s empty house. Using a simple, unexplained time-loop, the film explores intergenerational grief, memory, and the quiet continuities between mothers and daughters. Shot by Claire Mathon and scored by Para One, it features twin sisters Joséphine and Gabrielle Sanz in the lead roles, alongside Nina Meurisse, Stéphane Varupenne, and Margot Abascal. Released by France 3 Cinéma, it premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and received widespread critical acclaim.

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Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Céline Sciamma · 2019

Set in late-eighteenth-century Brittany, Portrait of a Lady on Fire follows Marianne, a painter commissioned to secretly paint Héloïse, a woman resisting an arranged marriage. Over five days, their relationship deepens through shared walks, quiet observation, and a single, charged bonfire. Directed by Céline Sciamma, the film uses restrained performances, cool natural light, and near-total absence of score to build emotional intensity through attention, not exposition.