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Portrait of a Lady on Fire
“Don't regret. Remember.”
8.1 / 10• 2019• 2h 1m•R• French
DramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Noémie Merlant
Marianne
Lead
Adèle Haenel
Héloïse
Luàna Bajrami
Sophie
Valeria Golino
La Comtesse
Christel Baras
La faiseuse d'ange
Armande Boulanger
L'élève atelier
Guy Delamarche
L'homme salon
Clément Bouyssou
Le batelier
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Céline Sciamma's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Portrait of a Lady on Fire is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
