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Céline Sciamma

Portrait of the Girl 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.

  • Director: Céline Sciamma
  • Main Cast: Adèle Haenel, Noémie Merlant, Valeria Golino
  • Soundtrack: Jean-Baptiste de Laubier, Arthur Simonini
  • Cinematography: Claire Mathon
  • Screenplay: Céline Sciamma

Original title in France is Portrait de la jeune fille en feu.

  • Cinema Premiere: February 14, 2020



3 foreign reviews of Portrait of the Girl on Fire (2019)

  • 1. Aftonbladet
    10 / 10

    Translated from swedish: It is surgically precise, razor-sharp, crystal clear, and yet you get the feeling that this is done on pure instinct, that this film is the director's extended nerve fibers. For two hours, you are in the hands of a genius.
    - Emma Gray Munthe

    Swedish: aftonbladet.se »

  • 2. Dagens Nyheter
    10 / 10

    Translated from swedish: An easy-to-understand and passionate costume drama about forbidden love
    - Helena Lindblad

    Swedish: dn.se »

  • 3. Moviezine
    8 / 10

    Translated from swedish: "Portrait of the Girl on Fire" is about seduction and trust, about love and longing, universal and well-known subjects that are easy for most to relate to.
    - Jonna Vanhatalo

    Swedish: moviezine.se »



World-Wide Box Office Revenue

Box Office

Portrait of the Girl on Fire has earned a total of 10 019 521 dollars from cinemas across the world (the global box office).