Bretaña francesa, 1770. Marianne es una pintora que debe realizar el retrato matrimonial de Héloïse, una joven que acaba de dejar el convento. Héloïse no acepta su destino como mujer casada y se niega a posar, por lo que Marianne debe trabajar en secreto. Para ello, se hace pasar por dama de compañía, para así observarla de día y pintarla de noche. Su relación se vuelve más intensa a medida que comparten juntas los últimos momentos de libertad de Héloïse antes de su boda.
A repressed artist receives ritual abuse from those who pass him as he paints portraits in the park. Gradually becoming more frustrated, anger builds up within the artist, leading him to embark upon a quest to gain revenge on all those who have humiliated him.
Mindy Alper es una torturada y brillante artista de 56 años representada por una de las galerías más importantes de Los Ángeles. Sus problemas mentales la han obligado a pasar mucho tiempo en instituciones psiquiátricas, incluso a vivir un periodo de 10 años sin poder hablar. Sin embargo, ha sido capaz de producir un gran número de obras que expresan su estado emocional con una precisión psicológica increíble.
Recently retired accountant Richard Flicker attends a life-drawing class and his world is turned upside down when he encounters free-spirited Amelia, the spitting image of a long lost love from decades ago. Grappling with a troubled home front, Richard flirts with the temptation of this second chance at romance.
The great philosopher and intellectual Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz is painted on behalf of Electress Sophie of Hanover. During the portrait sessions, the philosopher and the young painter engage in a passionate struggle for truth in image and likeness, and ultimately for love and death.
In Edo-era Japan, a ukiyo-e artist languishes in his master’s shadow. Creatively stifled, he finds consolation in the company of a prostitute, and becomes entangled in a love triangle. A mystery emerges involving two portraits and the sudden disappearance of the artist Sharaku. Helmed by Cannes-selected director Tatsuji Yamazaki, the film employs kabuki-inspired sequences and stylised sets.
A controlling artist is confronted by his model during their live drawing session making him question his views.