Portrait of a Lady on Fire
A painter secretly falls in love with the woman she's hired to portrait, torn between capturing her beauty and the forbidden passion that threatens to consume them both.
“Don't regret. Remember.”
Synopsis
In the late eighteenth century, on a remote island in Brittany, a female painter is required to create a wedding portrait of a young woman.
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A crew of 123+ credited
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Edited by Julien LacherayShot by Claire MathonScored by Jean Baptiste De LaubierDesigned by Thomas GrezaudSound by Daniel SobrinoCostumes by Dorothee GuiraudStunts by Yves GirardVFX by Alain Carsoux
Box Office
2019 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.7× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$9.9M
Opening week (7-day): $119K
Peak 2 theaters
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Also known as
- Porträt einer jungen Frau in Flammende
- Portrait of a Lady on Fireen
- Retrato de una mujer en llamases
- Ritratto della giovane in fiammeit
- Ritratto di una donna in fiammeit
- (Serbian)Portret Dame u Plamenu
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- FranceMay 19, 2019
- AustraliaJun 14, 2019
- ItalyJun 17, 2019
- UkraineJul 19, 2019
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123 unique people credited
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Directors
1Writers
1Producers
4Other crew
113Francois Gallou
additional electrician
Gael Carriere
additional electrician
Mickael Georgeault
additional electrician
Pierre Yves Pipo Perot
assistant art director (as Pierre-Yves Perot)
Anne Cecile Le Quere
assistant costume designer
Kenz Benmosbah
assistant production manager
Thibault Leclercq
assistant production manager
Julien Chapeaucou
assistant unit manager (uncredited)
Romain Bonningue
assistant unit manager
Charles Lagorce
best boy grip
Marie Averty
boom operator
Sebastien Trihan
calligrapher
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