Portrait of a Lady on Fire
- Year
- 2020
- Description
- Cast includes Luàna Bajrami, Valeria Golino, Adèle Haenel, and Noémie Merlant.
In 1790, Marianne (played by Noémie Merlant) is summoned to an island off the Brittany coast to paint a wedding portrait of Héloïse (played by Adèle Haenel), who does not want to go through with her arranged marriage, and the two soon begin a secret romance. - Director
- Sciamma, Céline
- Writer
- Sciamma, Céline
- Producer
- Couvreur, Bénédicte
- Cinematographer
- Mathon, Claire
- Editor
- Lacheray, Julien
- Production Team
- Neon, Lilies Films, and Criterion Collection
- Genre
- Feature Film
Drama - Content Notes
- Nudity
- Language
- French with English subtitles
- Other Title
- Portrait de la jeune fille en feu
- Media Format
- 1 DVD (121 min.), 1 Blu-ray disc (121 min.), or 1 streaming video (121 min.)
- Type
- Color
- Additional Content
- The DVD and Blu-ray disc include interviews with the crew and a booklet with an essay by film critic Ela Bittencourt.
- Original Release Date
- 2019
- Updated
- 08-23-2023
Production Information
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Reviews
Alliance of Women Film Journalists, Dec. 1, 2019New York Times, Dec. 5, 2019
Variety, May 19, 2019