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Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Movie · 2019 · 121 min

A quietly intense, painterly romance that unfolds through stolen glances and unspoken longing, leaving a lingering ache.

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2019 film directed by Céline Sciamma
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Year
2019
Runtime
121 min
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • memory
  • isolation
  • freedom
Places
  • single country house
  • sea
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance9
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

Details

Genres
drama, romance, historical, LGBTQ-related
Directed by
Céline Sciamma
Written by
Céline Sciamma
Starring
Valeria Golino, Adèle Haenel, Noémie Merlant, Luàna Bajrami, Armande Boulanger, Christel Baras
Music
Para One
Cinematography
Claire Mathon
Runtime
121 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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