Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Portrait of a Lady on Fire is a 2019 French <a href="/facts/Historical_drama/P8I7q1jz">historical</a> <a href="/facts/Romance_film/zRFcp8nS">romantic</a> <a href="/facts/Drama_(film_and_television)/K3GjTczf">drama</a> film written and directed by <a href="/facts/C%C3%A9line_Sciamma/dQQ3a1Xk">Céline Sciamma</a>, starring <a href="/facts/No%C3%A9mie_Merlant/PUDxTYYD">Noémie Merlant</a> and <a href="/facts/Ad%C3%A8le_Haenel/eFRSLN9M">Adèle Haenel</a>. Set in France in the late 18th century, the film tells the story of an affair between an aristocrat and a painter commissioned to paint her portrait.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire was <a href="/facts/Cannes_Film_Festival/4FU7Kbfc">selected</a> to compete for the <a href="/facts/Palme_d%27Or/R57obDSr">Palme d'Or</a> at the <a href="/facts/2019_Cannes_Film_Festival/92zda2oD">2019 Cannes Film Festival</a>. The film won the <a href="/facts/Queer_Palm/o836ohgK">Queer Palm</a> at Cannes, becoming the first film directed by a woman to win the award. Sciamma also won the award for <a href="/facts/Cannes_Film_Festival_Award_for_Best_Screenplay/N54be4G4">Best Screenplay</a> at Cannes. The film was <a href="/facts/Art_release/VNfkdqQe">theatrically released</a> in France on 18 September 2019.
It was nominated for <a href="/facts/Independent_Spirit_Awards/teWKTmtM">Independent Spirit Awards</a>, <a href="/facts/25th_Critics%27_Choice_Awards/udcJDPoE">Critics' Choice Awards</a> and <a href="/facts/77th_Golden_Globe_Awards/fvvSS2uD">Golden Globe Awards</a> for Best Foreign Language Film and was chosen by the <a href="/facts/National_Board_of_Review_Awards_2019/ve4lBfE6">National Board of Review</a> as one of the top five foreign language films of 2019.

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Portrait of a Lady on Fire