Portrait of a Lady on Fire
2019 | 121 min | Drama, Romance
Why it’s a Saturday Special
Critics loved it (97%), audiences adore it (8.1/10) and it's still drawing plenty of interest, despite soft box office. A strong pick for the weekend.
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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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
97% on Rotten Tomatoes, 95 on Metacritic
- AudiencesVery strong
8.1/10 from 3K viewers
- AwardsBelow par
4 wins, 3 other nominations — nominated for César Award for Best Costume Design; won European Film Award for Best Screenwriter
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$10 million worldwide on a $6 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
373K Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
HBO Max
KanopyRent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Trailer
Cast & crew
Directed by Céline Sciamma
- Noémie MerlantMarianne
- Adèle HaenelHéloïse
- Luàna BajramiSophie
- Valeria GolinoLa Comtesse
- Christel BarasLa faiseuse d'ange
- Armande BoulangerL'élève atelier
- Guy DelamarcheL'homme salon
- Clément BouyssouLe batelier