CÉLINE SCIAMMA Screen Talk with Tricia Tuttle | BFI London Film Festival 2019

Acclaimed director and screenwriter Céline Sciamma joins us to talk about her career and the making of her fourth feature film, Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Fascinated by female identity and sexual fluidity during adolescence, Sciamma's 2007 debut Water Lilies explored burgeoning teenage desire among synchronised swimmers; it screened in the section Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for three César Awards, including the award for Best Debut. Her second film, Tomboy (2011), depicted a 10-year-old transgender child, premiering at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival and was subsequently shown in French schools as part of an educational programme. In 2014, Sciamma completed Girlhood, which she considered the final part of a thematic coming-of-age trilogy, following Water Lilies and Tomboy. Girlhood screened at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival and the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. In between directing her own films, Sciamma continues to work as a screenwriter for other directors, including André Téchiné, with whom she co-wrote the screenplay for his 2016 film Being 17. In 2017 Sciamma won the Cesar Award for Best Writing for her adaptation of Gilles Paris' 2002 novel My Life as a Courgette. Her latest film, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, premiered In Competition at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Queer Palm and the award for Best Screenplay.

[anhtieu]

Céline’s sense of humour is just so charming in her own way, not to mention she’s also very brilliant who has one of the finest artistic mind I’ve known 👍

[spidermoneystudio]

I could listen to her talking about films for days.

[katieduong]

9:51 i love this woman lol. "it's not like you have to scratch your head for hours thinking 'how am i not going to objectify women?' - it's not that difficult."

[frogmouth]

A good interviewer. Keeps her comments to a minimum. Is genuinely interested in her interviwee and cognisant of the fact that she might not want to answer every question. Gets a lot out of Celine

[janecme]

Celine is opening doors and our eyes to another world: of women making films and it's such a relief. Enfin!

[sandeegirl]

I love the way she fields all of the questions. She is charming and funny. She defended the fact that most of her creations are women centered brilliantly. I want to watch every movie she has directed. Some are hard to find here because of its foreign status. I watch POALOF over and over because although their relationship is a slow bloom, it moves steadily and the communication is superb. I love the song (Non Possum Fugere)? Not sure on the title. But it was the only music she used and it was unique and original. It was beautiful. (Music Lover here). Celine Sciamma is my muse. I can’t wait to see what she develops next.🥰❤️. I am a fan🌹💕. She has known and even dated Adele Haenel and I am interested in why she decided to cast Noemie Merlant opposite Adele. They were delightful together. Definite attention getters. Great Interview. This woman has great vision and even with some of the controversial things that happened in this movie, it has become a worldwide work of art and brilliance. Well Done Celine.

[enolaholmes]

this is a really interesting interview. Celine Sciamma is so well spoken and Tricia Tuttle asks the right questions! Thank you

[EMCAL]

This is hands down the best interview. Thank you so much for going above and beyond the same old tired questions for this Director, and this film.

[smthngintherain]

She's my favourite person in the world and I've never even met her.

[oljnjfc]

I'm here almost 5 years later. I don't have enough words to describe how much I love Céline Sciamma's works. I've only managed to get to watch Water Lilies when it first came out at the local cinemas way back then, and then with much difficulty, managed to buy a DVD of POALOF but she's hands-down my favourite film-maker. This is by far the best interviews I've come across that I feel she truly deserves. Her passion, dedication, care and how she works with others shine through. Never mind those who couldn't understand the masterpieces she's created. And thanks very much to Tricia Tuttle and the audiences asking sensible questions.

It was really thanks to Sciamma that I managed to connect with the painter on Instagram, even though I'm in a different continent. Now I'm on a mission to try find a way to get hold of all of her other works. 🙏

[marina-utmb]

She is so deep, and brilliant, and interesting... great interview and one of the best movies I've ever seen 🙌

[antosilveira]

God, POALOF they should've won an Oscar.... She's so brilliant and we feel that on the movie. And the actresses, JESUS, they should've been nominated for something.

[priyac]

How her new movie wasn't selected for the Oscars by France is the greatest dilemma.
How hateful and biased and confined in their own perceptions do people need to be to to really forget about a beautiful movie!

[barbarajohnson]

"Same old....same mold...". brilliant play in 2nd language, I love this woman's mind!!! and Vivaldi is cheaper than Rhiannon!!!! what a gift in this work

[brooke]

A prophet in their own country is never understood. So, fingers crossed for Celine at the Cesar's later this month, but let's forget France, this film belongs to The World.

[farzanazafreen]

The way Celine plays with her words...spellbinding. <3

[MM-ebuq]

Love that she mentions Violette Leduc who is indeed an injustly forgotten writer <3

[FreireJulia]

such a great interview! She’s brilliant and was finally asked some brilliant questions. Thank you!

[uhyeah]

She is.. so intelligent! What an inspiration. The way she approaches and understands filmmaking makes me want to go out and make films forever 😭

[ns]

Brilliant interview.... Celine is scintillating and the interviewer Tricia is perfect. Interview Goals! Thanks for bringing this to us.