Portrait of a Lady on Fire

2019 · directed by Céline Sciamma

Rating

96/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

BFI Top 100

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.

Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), directed by Céline Sciamma, rates 96/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Noémie Merlant
• Adèle Haenel
• Luàna Bajrami
• Valeria Golino
• Christel Baras
• Armande Boulanger
• Guy Delamarche
• Clément Bouyssou

Crew

• Claire Mathon — Director of Photography
• Julien Lacheray — Editor
• Arthur Simonini — Original Music Composer
• Para One — Original Music Composer
• Céline Sciamma — Screenplay

More from Céline Sciamma

1. Petite Maman (2021) — 82/100 · hit
2. Tomboy (2011) — 78/100
3. Girlhood (2014) — 76/100
4. Water Lilies (2007) — 69/100

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