Portrait of a Lady on Fire
8.1/10
Rating
121 min
Runtime
2019
Release Year
Céline Sciamma
Director
Cast
Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami, Valeria Golino, Christel Baras
Quick Synopsis
In the late eighteenth century, on a remote island in Brittany, a female painter is hired to secretly create a wedding portrait of a young woman who is reluctant to be painted. As the painter spends time with her subject, they develop a complex relationship amid the constraints of their surroundings and societal expectations.
Detailed Synopsis of 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.
