Overview

• The biopic traces Pierre Bonnard’s relationship with Marthe de Méligny from their meeting in 1893 through their 1925 marriage and her death in 1942.
• Vincent Macaigne and Cécile de France bring the couple’s intense dynamic to life under Provost’s direction, informed by psychoanalytic research from Françoise Cloarec.
• Lush cinematography and digital painterly effects recreate Fin de Siècle Paris salons and the Bonnards’ pastoral retreats in a style that mirrors the artist’s impressionistic palette.
• A standout sequence features André Marcon as Claude Monet visiting the Bonnards in Giverny, highlighting their place within the Nabis and broader avant-garde circle.
• The narrative underscores Marthe’s role as muse—appearing in nearly 400 of Bonnard’s works—while acknowledging her own scarce artistic output and the fraught ménage-à-trois with Renée Monchaty and its tragic aftermath.