art ▁for ▁Ben el ux , ▁and ▁Fol k ets ▁Bio ▁for ▁Sweden . ▁Ne on ▁and ▁H ulu ▁acquired ▁the ▁distribution ▁rights ▁for ▁North ▁America ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁May . ▁▁ ▁Port rait ▁of ▁a ▁Lady ▁on ▁Fire ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁France ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁The ▁film ▁premier ed ▁the atr ically ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁as ▁a ▁limited ▁release ▁on ▁ 6 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁wide ▁release ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁February ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁February ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁to ▁H ulu ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁March ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁response ▁Port rait ▁of ▁a ▁Lady ▁on ▁Fire ▁was ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁broad ▁acc laim . ▁On ▁review ▁aggreg ator ▁website ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes , ▁the ▁film ▁has ▁an ▁appro val ▁rating ▁of ▁ 9 8 % ▁based ▁on ▁ 2 8 1 ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics , ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁rating ▁of ▁ 9 . 0 1 / 1 0 ▁and ▁the ▁cons ensus : ▁" A ▁singular ly ▁rich ▁period ▁piece , ▁Port rait ▁of ▁a ▁Lady ▁on ▁Fire ▁finds ▁stir ring , ▁thought - prov oking ▁drama ▁within ▁a ▁power fully ▁acted ▁rom ance ." ▁On ▁Met ac rit ic , ▁the ▁film ▁received ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 9 5 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0