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The Lady in the Portrait
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Title: The Lady in the Portrait

Release Date: 20 Dec 2017

Runtime: 1h 34m

Genre: Drama

Director: Anna Sanders Films

Production Companies: Anna Sanders Films

Overview: 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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 5.9 (18 votes)

Cast

  • Jean Denis Attiret: Melvil Poupaud
  • Impératrice Ulanara: Fan Bingbing
  • Yi: Wu Yue
  • Chen: King Shih-Chieh
  • Qing Long: Huang Jue
  • Castiglione: Thibault de Montalembert
  • Paul: Féodor Atkine
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