Q ui ber on ▁in ▁Brit t any ▁and ▁a ▁château ▁in ▁La ▁Chap elle - G auth ier , ▁Seine - et - Mar ne . ▁ ▁The ▁paint ings ▁and ▁sketch es ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁were ▁made ▁by ▁artist ▁H él ène ▁Del ma ire . ▁She ▁painted ▁ 1 6 ▁hours ▁every ▁day ▁during ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁film ing , ▁bas ing ▁her ▁painting ▁on ▁the ▁blocking ▁of ▁the ▁scenes . ▁Her ▁hands ▁were ▁also ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁film . ▁To ▁mark ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁in ▁France , ▁Del ma ire ' s ▁paint ings ▁from ▁Port rait ▁of ▁a ▁Lady ▁on ▁Fire ▁were ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁the ▁Galerie ▁Joseph ▁in ▁Paris ▁from ▁ 2 0 ▁to ▁ 2 2 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁No ém ie ▁Mer lant ▁as ▁Marian ne ▁▁ ▁Ad èle ▁Ha en el ▁as ▁H é lo ï se ▁ ▁Lu à na ▁B aj ram i ▁as ▁Soph ie ▁ ▁Val eria ▁Gol ino ▁as ▁The ▁Count ess ▁ ▁Release ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁film ▁distrib utor ▁M K 2 ▁began ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁international ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁film , ▁with ▁Py ram ide ▁Films ▁acqu iring ▁the ▁distribution ▁rights ▁for ▁France . ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Cur zon ▁Art ific ial ▁E ye ▁acquired ▁the ▁rights ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁Kar ma ▁Films ▁did ▁so ▁for ▁Spain , ▁Cin é