Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Summary: 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.

Release Date: February 14, 2020

Genres: Drama, Romance

Director: Céline Sciamma

Writer: Céline Sciamma

Runtime: 2 h 02 min

MPAA: R

Production: Lilies Films, Arte France Cinéma, Hold Up Films, Canal+, Ciné+, ARTE, Pyramide Distribution, MK2 Films, Cinécap 2

Distributor: Neon, Hulu

Country: France

Language: French

Domestic: $ 3,759,854

International: $ 6,259,667

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