Portrait of a Lady on Fire

2019 Céline Sciamma 2h 1m ★ 8.1
Drama Romance
Portrait of a Lady on Fire

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

Noémie Merlant Noémie Merlant Marianne
Adèle Haenel Adèle Haenel Héloïse
Luàna Bajrami Luàna Bajrami Sophie
Valeria Golino Valeria Golino La Comtesse
Christel Baras Christel Baras La faiseuse d'ange
Armande Boulanger Armande Boulanger L'élève atelier
Guy Delamarche Guy Delamarche L'homme salon
Clément Bouyssou Clément Bouyssou Le batelier

Vibes

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Double Feature Pairings

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