Portrait of a Lady on Fire
2019 • Drama/Romance/Foreign • Rated R • 121 Minutes
| In Theaters | December 6, 2019 | |||
| On 4K UHD | Not Available | |||
| On Blu-ray | June 23, 2020 | |||
| On DVD | June 23, 2020 | |||
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France, 1760. Marianne is commissioned to paint the wedding portrait of Heloise, a young woman who has just left the convent. Because she is a reluctant bride-to-be, Marianne arrives under the guise of companionship, observing Heloise by day and secretly painting her by firelight at night. As the two women orbit one another, intimacy and attraction grow as they share Heloise's first moments of freedom. Heloise's portrait soon becomes a collaborative act of and testament to their love.
Rated R for some nudity and sexuality.
Box office gross: $3.4 million. View box office history.
Presented in French.
Released by NEON. See more credits.