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Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

Portrait de la jeune fille en feu

R 121 minutes FR Drama , Romance , History

Don't regret. Remember.

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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Noémie Merlant

Marianne

Adèle Haenel

Héloïse

Luàna Bajrami

Sophie

Valeria Golino

The Countess

Christel Baras

The Angel Maker

Armande Boulanger

The Workshop Student

Guy Delamarche

The Lounge Man

Clément Bouyssou

The Boatman

Michèle Clément

Peasant Woman (uncredited)

Cécile Morel

Peasant Woman (uncredited)

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Julien Lacheray

Editor

Thomas Grézaud

Production Design

Dorothée Guiraud

Costume Design

Arthur Simonini

Original Music Composer

Jean-Baptiste de Laubier

Original Music Composer

Claire Mathon

Director of Photography

Lionel Brison

Construction Coordinator

Alain Carsoux

Visual Effects Supervisor

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As the credits began to roll on ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’, I was practically incapable of moving or speaking. Every time I didn’t think the film could possibly get any better, Céline Sciamma elevated it to even greater, more incomprehensible heights, culminating in one of the most extraordinary moments in 21st-century cinema. This is a rare and precious film, breathtaking in its craft and intensely honest in its passions. This is a film that aches, that longs, that dances in ecstasy and raises its hands to the sky, angelic and ferocious and perfect. Simply put, ’Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ is a masterpiece, and one of the best films of this or any year.
- Daniel Lammin
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https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-portrait-of-a-lady-on-fire-a-perfect-film-on-the-language-of-desire

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Official website: https://mk2films.com/en/film/portrait-of-a-lady-on-fire/

Production companies: Lilies Films, ARTE France Cinéma, Hold Up Films

Production countries: France

Budget: $5,740,000

Revenue: $9,923,127

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R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian 21 or older. The parent/guardian is required to stay with the child under 17 through the entire movie, even if the parent gives the child/teenager permission to see the film alone. These films may contain strong profanity, graphic sexuality, nudity, strong violence, horror, gore, and strong drug use. A movie rated R for profanity often has more severe or frequent language than the PG-13 rating would permit. An R-rated movie may have more blood, gore, drug use, nudity, or graphic sexuality than a PG-13 movie would admit.)

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