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Portrait of a Lady on Fire
2019
· Movie
· 122 min
A
MEANRANK
87/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #49
- IMDb #343
- Google retired #108
- Metacritic #42
- Letterboxd #32
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #81
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- Metacritic Critics #58
- Metacritic Audience #125
- Douban #132
- Kinopoisk #1895
- AlloCiné #670
- Trakt #89
Every rating
72–98
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 72, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 98.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →In 18th-century France, a painter is commissioned to create a portrait of a young woman without her knowledge, as she refuses to pose. The painter must observe her subject during the day and paint her secretly at night. As they spend more time together, a slow-burning intimacy and mutual attraction develop between the artist and her subject.
Details
- Director
- Céline Sciamma
- Writer
- Céline Sciamma
- Studio
- Lilies Films, ARTE France Cinéma, Hold Up Films
- Released
- 6 September 2019
- Country
- France
- Language
- French, Italian
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $5.7M
- Box office
- $9.9M
- Awards
- 25 wins, 45 nominations
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Cast
Awards & nominations
See all 70 →3 major awards won · 25 wins from 70 nominations across 33 ceremonies
| César Awards 2020 | Best Cinematography | Claire Mathon | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2019 | Queer Palm | Céline Sciamma | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2019 | Best Screenplay | Céline Sciamma | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2020 | Best Foreign Language Film | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Nominee |
| César Awards 2020 | Best Film | Bénédicte Couvreur and Céline Sciamma | Nominee |
| César Awards 2020 | Best Sound | Julien Sicart, Valérie de Loof and Daniel Sobrino | Nominee |
| César Awards 2020 | Best Original Screenplay | Céline Sciamma | Nominee |
| César Awards 2020 | Most Promising Actress | Luàna Bajrami | Nominee |
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Cannes Film Festival
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Screenplay | Céline Sciamma | Winner |
| Queer Palm | Céline Sciamma | Winner |
| Palme d'Or | Céline Sciamma | Nominee |
César Awards
10 nominations, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Claire Mathon | Winner |
| Best Actress | Noémie Merlant | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Adèle Haenel | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Dorothée Guiraud | Nominee |
| Best Director | Céline Sciamma | Nominee |
| Best Film | Bénédicte Couvreur and Céline Sciamma | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Céline Sciamma | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Thomas Grézaud | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Julien Sicart, Valérie de Loof and Daniel Sobrino | Nominee |
| Most Promising Actress | Luàna Bajrami | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Nominee |
Film Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Film | Céline Sciamma | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best Director | Céline Sciamma | Winner |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Winner |
| Best Picture | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Céline Sciamma | Nominee |
Women Film Critics Circle
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best Foreign Film By or About Women | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Winner |
| Best Movie About Women | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Winner |
| Best Screen Couple | Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel | Winner |
| Karen Morley Award | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Nominee |
European Film Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Screenwriter | Céline Sciamma | Winner |
| European University Film Award | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Winner |
| Best Actress | Noémie Merlant | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Adèle Haenel | Nominee |
| Best Director | Céline Sciamma | Nominee |
Lumière Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Noémie Merlant | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Claire Mathon | Winner |
| Best Director | Céline Sciamma | Nominee |
| Best Film | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Nominee |
Dorian Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| LGBTQ Film of the Year | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Winner |
| Director of the Year | Céline Sciamma | Nominee |
| Film of the Year | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Nominee |
| Foreign Language Film of the Year | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Nominee |
| Screenplay of the Year | Céline Sciamma | Nominee |
| Visually Striking Film of the Year | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Nominee |
London Film Critics Circle
2 nominations, 1 won
| Foreign-Language Film of the Year | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Winner |
| Film of the Year | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Nominee |
Boston Society of Film Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Claire Mathon | Winner |
Dublin Film Critics' Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Winner |
Ljubljana LGBT Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Pink Dragon Audience Award | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Claire Mathon | Winner |
Nastro d'Argento
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Valeria Golino | Winner |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Five Foreign Language Films | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Claire Mathon | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Claire Mathon | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online
1 nomination, 1 won
| Foreign Language | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Winner |
Robert Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Non-English-language Feature | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association
3 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Claire Mathon | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
3 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Claire Mathon | Nominee |
| Best Director | Céline Sciamma | Nominee |
| Best Film Not in the English Language | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Foreign-Language Film | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Adèle Haenel | Nominee |
Georgia Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Claire Mathon | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Nominee |
Seattle Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Claire Mathon | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Film Not in the English Language | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Nominee |
British Independent Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Independent Film | Céline Sciamma, Véronique Cayla, Bénédicte Couvreur | Nominee |
GLAAD Media Award
1 nomination
| Outstanding Film – Limited Release | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Nominee |
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Nominee |