Portrait of a Lady on Fire
France,
2019, 121 min
(Alternative: 117 min)
Directed by:
Céline SciammaScreenplay:
Céline SciammaCinematography:
Claire MathonCast:
Adèle Haenel, Noémie Merlant, Valeria Golino, Luàna Bajrami, Armande Boulanger, Michèle ClémentVOD (3)
Plots(1)
In 1770, artist Marianne (Noémie Merlant) travels to Brittany to paint a portrait of Heloise (Adèle Haenel), the daughter of a French countess, to celebrate her impending marriage to an Italian nobleman. However, Heloise objects to the marriage, so Marianne is tasked with completing her portrait in secret and acting as Heloise's companion. As the two women spend more time together, their relationship evolves into a forbidden affair. (Curzon Artificial Eye)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Independent Spirit Awards
- 2020 - Céline Sciamma (Best International Film)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2020 - Céline Sciamma (Best Film not in the English Language)
British Independent Film Awards (BIFA)
- 2019 - Best Foreign Independent
European Film Awards
- 2019 - Céline Sciamma (Best Screenwriter)
- 2019 - Céline Sciamma (Best Director)
- 2019 - Adèle Haenel, Noémie Merlant (Best Actress)
César Awards
- 2020 - Claire Mathon (Best Cinematography)
- 2020 - Best Film
- 2020 - Céline Sciamma (Best Director)
- 2020 - Noémie Merlant (Best Actress)
- 2020 - Adèle Haenel (Best Actress)
- 2020 - Luàna Bajrami (Most Promising Actress)
- 2020 - Céline Sciamma (Best Original Screenplay)
- 2020 - Best Sound
- 2020 - Dorothée Guiraud (Best Costume Design)
- 2020 - Thomas Grézaud (Best Production Design)
Goya Awards
- 2020 - Céline Sciamma (Best European Feature)
Robert Awards (Danish Film Awards)
- 2021 - Céline Sciamma (Best Non-English Language Film)
Golden Globes
- 2020 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
Critics Choice Awards
- 2020 - Best Foreign Language Film
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2019 - Best Film
- 2019 - Céline Sciamma (Best Director)
- 2019 - Céline Sciamma (Best Foreign Language Film)
- 2019 - Céline Sciamma (Best Original Screenplay)
- 2019 - Claire Mathon (Best Cinematography)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2019 - Claire Mathon (Best Cinematography)
- 2019 - Céline Sciamma (Best Foreign-Language Film)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2019 - Claire Mathon (Best Cinematographer)
Cannes Film Festival
- 2019 - Céline Sciamma (Best Screenplay)
- 2019 - Céline Sciamma (Queer Palm)
- 2019 - Céline Sciamma (Golden Palm - Official Competition)
Miami Film Festival
- 2020 - Céline Sciamma (Knight Marimbas Award)
Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF)
- 2019 - Céline Sciamma (People's Choice Award - Best Narrative Feature)
Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund
- 2019 - Céline Sciamma (The Norwegian Critics Award)