An eighteenth-century painter captures a reluctant bride's essence, sparking an intimate, melancholy romance on an isolated island.
Romantic. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Max and Kanopy (free).
What we could confirm fits an R: moderate sex and nudity, and no real violence.
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On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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