Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Original title: Portrait de la jeune fille en feu

2019
15
2h 2m

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8.1/10

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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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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.

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IMDb RATING

8.1/10

118K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

1,373

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 60 wins & 164 nominations total

Videos4

Trailer 1:50

Bande-annonce [OV]

Trailer 2:16

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

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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: When you're observing me, who do you think I'm observing?

Crazy credits
The film's title is only spoken at the beginning and does not appear on screen until almost the end of the credits.

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

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Featured review

9/10

Every frame a painting

This film's cinematography is beyond perfect. Every scene appears as though it was taken out of a masterpiece painting. The only other work I recall even close to its visual poetry is Barry Lyndon.

Every actor, especially the two leads, have done their job amazingly. Watch it if you haven't. This movie is art at its finest.