Chemin de Portrait

This is a guide for fans of Céline Sciamma's 2019 film Portrait de la Jeune Fille en Feu (portrait of a Lady on Fire) to the locations of filming so that they complete the pilgrimage, the Chemin de Portrait.

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A PDF of the guide to Chemin de Portrait can be downloaded from here and a GPX of the Chemin de Portrait from here and KML file from here.

 

Filming for the movie was undertaken in 2018. Most exteriors were shot on the Quiberon Peninsula, Brittany in western France and most interior shots were mostly done at the Chateau La Chapelle-Gauthier, about 50km south-east of Paris. The theatre scene was filmed in Versailles, 20km west of Paris.

Filming locations of Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Ru d'Ancoeur, La Chapelle-Gauthier

Bonfire scene

[48°33'6.23"N, 2°54'4.12"E]
The bonfire scene was filmed at the Ru d'Ancoeur, which is about 100m north of the Chateau de La Chapelle-Gaunthier.

Filming the bonfire scene

Claire Mathon, cinematographer, filming the bonfire scene

Ru d'Ancoeur, La Chapelle-Gauthier

Filming the bonfire scene

Art Gallery Scene

Art Gallery

The scene at the end of the film set in an art gallery was filmed at a film studio in Paris. I have not yet determined which studio, so any assistance would be most welcome.

Filming the art gallery scene in a Paris film studio

Director Céline Sciamma and cinematographer Claire Mathon

Marianne's Teaching Studio

The location of filming of the two scenes set in Marianne's teaching studio has not yet been confirmed. It is suspected that they may have been filmed in the same room as her salon at the Chateau. This is based on the same parquetry floor in both rooms and the same windows.

Same parquetry floors & same windows

Note the parquetry floor and the windows in the salon at the Chateau

Note the windows in the teaching studio

Note the parquetry floor in Marianne's teaching studio in Paris.