China Synopsis
Le Portrait interdit
An empress commissions a painting of herself from a French outsider in hopes of stirring her husband's interest in this lavish period piece. The Lady in the Portrait is a period yarn evoking the unique rapport between a French missionary and the Manchurian Empress whose portrait he's ordered to paint.
The 2016–2018 China Window
224 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Lady in the Portrait sits at position #192.
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The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Lady in the Portrait premiered. 515 total titles in this decade from China.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #798 of 946 China films indexed here (16th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.0 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Drama productions specifically: #489 of 547 (top 89%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | France, China |
| Original Language | Fr |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, French |
| Production Companies | Anna Sanders Films |
| Runtime | 1h 34m |
| Release Date | December 20, 2017 |
| IMDb | tt4961016 |