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Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Original title: Portrait de la jeune fille en feu
  • 20192019
  • RR
  • 2h 2m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
87K
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Adèle Haenel in Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
Directed by Céline Sciamma. Starring Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel. In Theaters December 6.
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  • Drama
  • Romance
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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
87K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,339
209
  • Director
    • Céline Sciamma
  • Writer
    • Céline Sciamma
  • Stars
    • Noémie Merlant
    • Adèle Haenel
    • Luàna Bajrami
Top credits
  • Director
    • Céline Sciamma
  • Writer
    • Céline Sciamma
  • Stars
    • Noémie Merlant
    • Adèle Haenel
    • Luàna Bajrami
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 469User reviews
    • 297Critic reviews
    • 95Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 59 wins & 157 nominations total

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    Bande-annonce [OV]
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    Portrait of a Lady on Fire
    Trailer 2:16
    Portrait of a Lady on Fire
    Portrait of a Lady on Fire
    Clip 1:47
    Portrait of a Lady on Fire

    Photos999

    Céline Sciamma and Noémie Merlant at an event for Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
    Song Kang-ho, Adèle Haenel, Noémie Merlant, and Choi Woo-sik at an event for Parasite (2019)
    Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
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    Adèle Haenel and Noémie Merlant in Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
    Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
    Adèle Haenel in Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
    Adèle Haenel and Noémie Merlant in Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
    Adèle Haenel in Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

    Top cast

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    Noémie Merlant
    Noémie Merlant
    • Marianneas Marianne
    Adèle Haenel
    Adèle Haenel
    • Héloïseas Héloïse
    Luàna Bajrami
    Luàna Bajrami
    • Sophieas Sophie
    Valeria Golino
    Valeria Golino
    • La Comtesseas La Comtesse
    Christel Baras
    • La faiseuse d'angeas La faiseuse d'ange
    Armande Boulanger
    Armande Boulanger
    • L'élève atelieras L'élève atelier
    Guy Delamarche
    • L'homme salonas L'homme salon
    Clément Bouyssou
    • Le batelieras Le batelier
    Michèle Clément
    Michèle Clément
    • Une paysanneas Une paysanne
    • (uncredited)
    Cécile Morel
    • Une paysanneas Une paysanne
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Céline Sciamma
    • Writer
      • Céline Sciamma
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The paintings by Marianne were all created by painter Hélène Delmaire, whom Noémie Merlant worked closely with to inform her character's perspectives and sight lines when painting.
    • Goofs
      When the shipper boxes up the portrait to send to Italy, he uses wire nails. Wire nails weren't invented until the 1860s. He would have used cut nails.
    • Quotes

      Héloïse: I've dreamt of that for years.

      Marianne: Dying?

      Héloïse: Running.

    • Connections
      Featured in Amanda the Jedi Show: 'Faster than your First Time' Reviews (Joker, Jojo Rabbit, Lucy in the Sky and everything else) (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Portrait de la jeune fille en feu
      (Bande originale du film)
      Para One, Arthur Simonini

    User reviews469

    Review
    Top review
    Spellbinding!
    Amazing cinematography and acting! Beautiful film! Minimal dialogue made up for with major body language and emotional expression.
    helpful•54
    30
    • mandshurt
    • Mar 8, 2020

    FAQ6

    • Does anyone knows what kind of herb the two women used to "fly" together on the bed? On their armpits?
    • Listening to the French, I thought the formal "vous" was used every time, even in the most intimate scenes. Why would they not use the familiar "tu" in those scenes? Actually, I believe I heard the familiar exactly once: near the end, when Héloïse says "Turn around," it sounded like "Retourne-toi". I wish I could check the script! Is that really what she said?
    • What are the words to the song the women want together near the him fire? Were they celebrating a festival day?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 14, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Site
    • Languages
      • French
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Bức Chân Dung Bị Thiêu Cháy
    • Filming locations
      • Saint-Pierre Quiberon, Morbihan, France
    • Production companies
      • Lilies Films
      • Arte France Cinéma
      • Hold Up Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,759,854
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $67,344
      • Dec 8, 2019
    • Gross worldwide
      • $10,067,879
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 2 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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