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Portrait of a Lady on Fire Review (2019) — 90% Celluloid Score

Directed by Céline Sciamma · 2019 ·

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Answer Summary: Is Portrait of a Lady on Fire worth watching?

Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) earns a 90% Celluloid Score — Celluloid Pick. Celluloid Pick — highly recommended.Critics (98%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (86%).

Quick Verdict: What is the Celluloid Score for Portrait of a Lady on Fire?

Calculated from 4 available inputs: Celluloid editorial rating, Metascore, Letterboxd and IMDb. Audience sentiment is shown separately and never changes the composite. See how we calculate scores.

90%
Celluloid Score Celluloid Pick

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98% Editorial Rating
86% Audience snapshot · excluded
95 Metascore
★★★★☆ Letterboxd 4.3
8.1 IMDb /10
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Runtime
2h 2m
Cast
Noémie Merlant , Adèle Haenel , Luàna Bajrami
Streaming
HBO Max
Country
France
Language
French

🏆 1 award win · 2 nominations — Won Best Cinematography, César Awards 2020

Where to watch

  • HBO Max

Rent: Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube, Fandango at Home

Buy: Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube, Fandango at Home

Where to watch Portrait of a Lady on Fire by country

Country Streaming on
India Prime Video, MUBI
Pakistan MUBI
South Korea Netflix, TVING
Thailand Netflix
Turkey TV+, HBO Max
United Kingdom MUBI, BFI Player, ITVX
United States HBO Max

Subscription availability, refreshed from TMDB. Rental and purchase options may differ.

Why this score?

  • Celluloid's editorial rating is exceptional (98/100).
  • General viewers mostly liked it (86%).
  • Metascore signals universal acclaim (95/100).
  • Letterboxd diarists rate it highly (4.3/5).
  • IMDb users score it 8.1/10.

Best for

  • Viewers who want a well-regarded romance, drama pick
  • Critics' darlings — stronger with reviewers than general viewers

Not ideal for

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    Is Portrait of a Lady on Fire worth watching?

    Yes — Portrait of a Lady on Fire earns a 90% Celluloid Score. Celluloid Pick — highly recommended.

    Celluloid Verdict

    Sciamma's feminist romance burns slowly with formal rigor and devastating final glances.

    Celluloid editorial verdict

    Critics (98%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (86%).

    What is Portrait of a Lady on Fire about?

    On an isolated island, a painter commissioned to create a wedding portrait falls in love with her reluctant aristocratic subject in secret.

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    Critic Reviews

    critic Portrait of a Lady on Fire

    Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) Review: A French Classic

    Céline Sciamma's Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) endures as a defining romance landmark from France, with scores that still shape how audiences discover cinema from the region.

    Essential viewing — a certified classic.

    Kaiser Khan Founder & Editor

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