'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' trivia and fun facts
Héloïse
The character of Héloïse was written with the actress Adèle Haenel already in mind for the role.
Musical score
According to director Céline Sciamma, the film has no musical score in order to focus and obsess over rhythm and the music that comes from different places in the film, like the movements of the bodies and the camera.
Collaboration
This is the third collaboration between Adèle Haenel and Céline Sciamma.
Dialogue
There is only a handful of dialogue lines spoken by men along the film.
Paintings
The paintings created by Marianne in the film are all works by artist Hélène Delmaire, who also worked closely to inform on the lines of vision of the character and her perspective while painting.
Favourite
'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' was one of the favourites to win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 2019. However, the Korean film 'Parasite' ended up taking the prize.
8K
The film was shot in 8K, according to Sciamma to give it a more contemporary feel and a large dynamic of colors, what wouldn't have happened if shot in 35mm.