Principal cast
Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami, Valeria Golino and Christel Baras
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Portrait of a Lady on Fire
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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.
Key craft credits
Claire Mathon (director of photography), Julien Lacheray (editor), Arthur Simonini (original music composer), Para One (original music composer) and Céline Sciamma (screenplay)
- Director
- Céline Sciamma
- Release
- 2019-09-06
- Runtime
- 121 minutes
- Genres
- Drama and Romance
- Country
- France
- Quiz
- 50 questions
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Full cast
- Noémie MerlantCharacter: Marianne
- Adèle HaenelCharacter: Héloïse
- Luàna BajramiCharacter: Sophie
- Valeria GolinoCharacter: La Comtesse
- Christel BarasCharacter: La faiseuse d'ange
- Armande BoulangerCharacter: L'élève atelier
- Guy DelamarcheCharacter: L'homme salon
- Clément BouyssouCharacter: Le batelier
Full crew
Full crew
- Céline SciammaCredits: Director, Screenplay
- Bénédicte CouvreurCredits: Producer
- Arthur SimoniniCredits: Original Music Composer
- Christel BarasCredits: Casting
- Dorothée GuiraudCredits: Costume Design
- Para OneCredits: Original Music Composer
- Thomas GrézaudCredits: Production Design
- Claire MathonCredits: Director of Photography
- Julien LacherayCredits: Editor
- Olivier PèreCredits: Co-Producer
- Rémi BurahCredits: Co-Producer
- Charles LagorceCredits: Best Boy Grip
- Vincent TaberletCredits: Electrician
- Jérôme BigueurCredits: Colorist
- Marthe FaucouitCredits: Makeup Artist
- Guillaume DiehlCredits: Construction Coordinator
- Vincent MilnerCredits: Foley Artist
- Edouard MorinCredits: Foley Recordist
- Alain CarsouxCredits: Visual Effects Supervisor
- Alan GuichaouaCredits: First Assistant Camera
- Marie Pierre DelabrièreCredits: Extras Casting
- Samuel Rodriguez-MalletCredits: Location Scout
- Claire LangmannCredits: Production Manager
- Lionel BrisonCredits: Construction Coordinator, Painter
- Sybille BlouinCredits: Stunts
- Cécilia NgoCredits: Stunt Double
- Gaël CarrièreCredits: Electrician
- Mickael GeorgeaultCredits: Electrician
- Véronique CaylaCredits: Co-Producer
- Yves GirardCredits: Stunt Coordinator
- Sébastien CombeCredits: Electrician
- Clémence PelosoCredits: Sound Assistant
- Luca ZentillinCredits: Assistant Director Trainee
- Olivier TournayreCredits: Digital Compositor
- Thibault LeryCredits: Best Boy Electrician
- Lisa Billuart-MonetCredits: Third Assistant Camera
- Marie LuisetCredits: Key Makeup Artist
- Jean-Marc DuezCredits: Grip
- François GallouCredits: Electrician
- Ange AmielCredits: Extras Casting Coordinator
- Coline BavoisCredits: Seamstress
- Agathe MeinnemareCredits: Set Costumer
- Cécile RodolakisCredits: Script Supervisor
- Aurélie CerveauCredits: Makeup Artist
- Romain BonningueCredits: Assistant Unit Manager
- Anaïs CouetteCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Baptiste MagisCredits: Graphic Designer
- Daniel SobrinoCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Mathieu CaudroyCredits: Steadicam Operator
- Valérie DeloofCredits: Sound Editor
- Ombeline TamboiseCredits: Second Assistant Camera
- Julien SicartCredits: Sound Engineer
- Grégory LoffredoCredits: Stunt Coordinator
- Ernesto GiolittiCredits: Gaffer
- Marc WilhelmCredits: Key Grip
- Julien ChapeaucouCredits: Assistant Unit Manager
- Delphine DaullCredits: First Assistant Director
- Laetitia DomCredits: Production Secretary
- Pierre-Yves 'Pipo' PerotCredits: Assistant Art Director
- Sarah LeluCredits: Dialogue Editor
- Romain MousselCredits: I/O Manager
- Christian TomikowskiCredits: Digital Compositor
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