Portrait of a Lady on Fire
2019
8.6
Portrait of a Lady on Fire

'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' trivia and fun facts

Favourite

'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' was one of the favourites to win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 2019. However, the Korean film 'Parasite' ended up taking the prize.

Musical score

According to director Céline Sciamma, the film has no musical score in order to focus and obsess over rhythm and the music that comes from different places in the film, like the movements of the bodies and the camera.

Collaboration

This is the third collaboration between Adèle Haenel and Céline Sciamma.

Paintings

The paintings created by Marianne in the film are all works by artist Hélène Delmaire, who also worked closely to inform on the lines of vision of the character and her perspective while painting.

Héloïse

The character of Héloïse was written with the actress Adèle Haenel already in mind for the role.

Dialogue

There is only a handful of dialogue lines spoken by men along the film.

8K

The film was shot in 8K, according to Sciamma to give it a more contemporary feel and a large dynamic of colors, what wouldn't have happened if shot in 35mm.

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