Open Air | Public’s Choice: Aftersun / Love Lies Bleeding / Portrait Of A Lady On Fire
Spoilt for choice at Lumière: too many brilliant films, not enough warm summer nights. So we thought—why not ask the real experts? That’s you. Cast your vote, and you might just see your favourite on the big screen at our open-air screening on Thursday 14 August.
Which film do you think is an absolute must for a night of cinema under the stars? Choose from Aftersun, Love Lies Bleeding, and Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Cast your vote here.
Aftersun
Charlotte Wells, UK, USA, 2022, 102 min., English spoken, Dutch subtitles. Cast: Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio, Celia Rowlson-Hall, Sally Messham, Ayse Parlak.
Acclaimed, tender portrait of a father-daughter relationship with a terrific lead role by Paul Mescal (Normal People, The Lost Daughter) as the young father.
Love Lies Bleeding
Rose Glass, UK, USA, 2024, 104 min., English spoken, Dutch subtitles. Cast: Kristen Stewart, Katy O'Brian, Ed Harris, Dave Franco, Jena Malone.
Pulpy neo-noir thriller in which female gym manager Lou falls head over heels in love with bodybuilder Jackie. Their love affair is put to the test by a series of violent events. With Kristen Stewart and Ed Harris.
Portrait De La Jeune Fille En Feu (Portrait Of A Lady On Fire) (with English subtitles)
Céline Sciamma, France, 2019, 119 min., French, Italian spoken, Dutch subtitles. Cast: Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami, Valeria Golino, Christel Baras.
Winner of the Queer Palm and Best Screenplay award at the Festival de Cannes, this acclaimed feature from Céline Sciamma (Girlhood) is an intimate and deeply moving period drama.