Portrait of a Lady on Fire

2hr

(66)
4.4/5 (255.2K)
95

2hr
(66)
4.4/5 (255.2K)
95

France, 1760. Marianne is commissioned to paint the wedding portrait of Héloïse, a young woman who has just left the convent. Because she is a reluctant… More Details »

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Céline Sciamma

Release Date:

Dec 6, 2019

Runtime:

2hr

Synopsis

France, 1760. Marianne is commissioned to paint the wedding portrait of Héloïse, a young woman who has just left the convent. Because she is a reluctant bride-to-be, Marianne arrives under the guise of companionship, observing Héloïse by day and secretly painting her by firelight at night. As the two women orbit one another, intimacy and attraction grow as they share Héloïse's first moments of freedom. Héloïse's portrait soon becomes a collaborative act of and testament to their love.

Cast

Noémie Merlant
Adèle Haenel
Valeria Golino

Letterboxd User Reviews

4.4

RATINGS 78.3K FANS

4.4

Dec 12, 2019

No spoilers but I didn’t breathe for the last few minutes of this movie

25.6K Likes

Patrick Willems

May 20, 2019

its come to my attention that women are the only people who should make movies

21.8K Likes

cookie

Sep 5, 2019

You ever find yourself staring at a bonfire? Just zoning out and watching the flame change every second, feeling the heat, the energy, the anger, the tension, you get what I’m saying. It’s a beautifully hypnotic thing, and that’s exactly what Portrait of a Lady on Fire is.…

21.0K Likes

Karsten
Dec 7, 2019

this was fun until i wanted to kill myself

19.6K Likes

marcos

Dec 16, 2019

Absolutely no men in sight. Just people vibing.

18.4K Likes

p e r s i a 🍒

Feb 10, 2020

“do all lovers feel they’re inventing something?” the clandestine stealing of forbidden glances. the thankless task of trying to tamp a lover’s image into the folds of your brain. the dread of said image’s inevitable fading. the smoldering slow-burn of impossible yearning,…

15.2K Likes

mia lee vicino
Dec 17, 2019

Maybe "Page 28" will be our always

12.1K Likes

Hungkat

Oct 13, 2019

they seem to be very good friends

11.8K Likes

clementine

Sep 18, 2019

hey girls! did you know that um. not everything is fleeting? some feelings are deep? I found the liberty you spoke of in solitude but I also felt your absence???

11.1K Likes

deah

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I didn't see a movie, I saw a work of art. highly recommended.

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Metacritic

Based on 48 Critics

USER SCORE (361)

Universal acclaim based on 361 Reviews

89

Feb 19, 2020

What the film excels at, however, is the anticipatory desire. It builds slowly, concluding with a stunning sequence that is all breathless remembrance and self-satisfaction that is both wordless and impalpable. The film will seem the height of romantic desire to some, but will be a slow burn for others.

Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

88

Dec 5, 2019

A film in which everything feels stunningly fresh, raw and new.

Jocelyn Noveck

The Associated Press

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