Portrait of a Lady on Fire is a French historical drama film that made its debut on the 2019 Cannes film Festival.
So let’s find out some trivia and facts about the film!
- Portrait of a Lady on Fire is a 2019 French historical drama film
- It is written and directed by Céline Sciamma
- It was selected to compete for the Palme d’Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival
- The film won the Queer Palm at Cannes, becoming the first film directed by a woman to win the award
- Sciamma also won the award for Best Screenplay at Cannes
- The film was theatrically released in France on 18 September 2019
- The paintings and sketches in the film were made by artist Hélène Delmaire
- She painted 16 hours every day during the course of filming
- Basing her painting on the blocking of the scenes
- Her hands were also featured in the film
- On 22 August 2018, film distributor MK2 began the sale of international rights to the film, with Pyramide Films acquiring the distribution rights for France
- On 10 February 2019, Curzon Artificial Eye acquired the rights for the United Kingdom; as well as Karma Films for Spain, Cinéart for Benelux, and Folkets Bio for Sweden
- Neon and Hulu acquired the distribution rights for North America on 22 May
- Portrait of a Lady on Fire was released in France on 18 September 2019
- The film will premiere theatrically in the United States as a limited release on 6 December 2019
- Followed by wide release on 14 February 2020
- It will be released in the United Kingdom on 28 February 2020
- On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 98%
- Based on 95 reviews from critics
- With an average rating of 9.1/10
- The site consensus writes: “A singularly rich period piece, Portrait of a Lady on Fire finds stirring, thought-provoking drama within a powerfully acted romance”
- On Metacritic, the film received a score of 93 out of 100
- Based on 16 critics
- Indicating “universal acclaim”
