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Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

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Don't regret. Remember.

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.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Céline Sciamma
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    Marianne Noémie Merlant
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    Héloïse Adèle Haenel
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    Sophie Luàna Bajrami
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    The Countess Valeria Golino
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    The Angel Maker Christel Baras
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    The Workshop Student Armande Boulanger
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    The Lounge Man Guy Delamarche
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    The Boatman Clément Bouyssou

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