Maps of Movies
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
Where Portrait of a Lady on Fire says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
The island house in Brittany was a château in Seine-et-Marne, and the beach is a different coast from the cliffs
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Scenes and places
The class that asks about the painting (2019)
Marianne is teaching a class when a student spots a canvas in the stock. She names it Portrait of a Lady on Fire, and the film flashes back to years earlier.
Set in An art class in France — Marianne teaches a painting class; a student asks about one canvas.
A drawing class in France at the end of the 18th century; the film gives no street or city.
The house on the island (2019)
Marianne arrives on a distant island in Brittany, commissioned to paint a young woman who is to be married off. The Countess tells her the portrait must be made in secret.
Set in The Countess's house on a Brittany island — A remote house on a distant island in Brittany where Marianne is sent to paint.
A château in the Seine-et-Marne countryside, far from any coast, doubles for the island house.
Filmed at Château de La Chapelle-Gauthier — The château stands in for the Countess's house; the island exterior was filmed inland in Seine-et-Marne. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The great hall and staircase (2019)
Marianne is haunted throughout the house by visions of Héloïse in a wedding dress. The image keeps returning while she works in secret.
Set in The Countess's great hall — The large hall and main staircase of the island house.
The château's large entrance rooms, as described in the tourism board's visit article.
Filmed at Château de La Chapelle-Gauthier, west wing interior — Per the tourism board, the grand hall and grand staircase in the West Wing were used for filming. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The cliff walks (2019)
Marianne accompanies Héloïse on daily walks along the rugged coastline. She studies Héloïse's features so she can paint her from memory later.
Set in The Brittany coast — The rugged coastline where the two women walk each day.
The north end of the Quiberon peninsula in Brittany, with wild cliffs and the Atlantic beyond.
Filmed at Saint-Pierre-Quiberon, Quiberon peninsula — The coastal walks are placed on the Quiberon peninsula; the exact cliff is not given. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The beach and the sea arch (2019)
On the beach Héloïse says she would like to bathe on a calmer day. Later she goes into the sea, unsure whether she can swim.
Set in The beach on the island — The shore below the house, with a sea arch.
A stretch of Quiberon coast with a natural rock arch above the water.
Filmed at Beach at Saint-Pierre-Quiberon — A film-locations page lists a beach and sea arch; the film's own Wikipedia article names only the town. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Marianne's painting room (2019)
After Marianne destroys the first portrait, Héloïse agrees to pose, and the Countess gives Marianne five days to finish. Sitting after sitting, the two women watch each other closely.
Set in The workshop in the house — The room where Marianne paints Héloïse openly.
A workshop in the château where part of the film's set is said to remain.
Filmed at Château de La Chapelle-Gauthier, workshop — The tourism board says parts of the workshop and large kitchen sets remain in the château. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Reading Orpheus and Eurydice (2019)
One evening the women read the story of Orpheus and Eurydice and argue about why he turns around. Héloïse suggests Eurydice asked him to.
Set in The library of the house — An evening reading of the Orpheus myth by the women of the house.
A library room in the château, named in the tourism board's visit article.
Filmed at Château de La Chapelle-Gauthier, library — The library is on the tourism board's list of rooms used; pairing it with this reading is our inference. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The bonfire gathering (2019)
At a bonfire gathering women sing, and Héloïse's dress briefly catches fire as she stares at Marianne.
Set in A bonfire gathering on the island — Women sing around a fire at night.
A night gathering of the island's women; no source names where it was filmed.
The cottage where they help Sophie (2019)
With their bond growing, the two women help the housemaid Sophie get an abortion while the Countess is away.
Set in A cottage on the island — A small house where Sophie is helped.
A traditional thatched cottage in an open-air museum in Brittany's Morbihan.
Filmed at Écomusée de Saint-Dégan, Brech — A film-locations page names this open-air museum in Morbihan for the cottage scene; one source only. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Characters
- Marianne — A painter commissioned to portray a young woman in secret.
- Héloïse — A young woman of the gentry brought home from a convent, promised in marriage.
- Sophie — The housemaid of the Countess's house.
Questions answered on the map
- Where is the island house in Portrait of a Lady on Fire really?