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.

Credits

Charles de MeauxDirector

Melvil PoupaudJean Denis Attiret

Fan BingbingImpératrice Ulanara

Wu YueYi

King Shih-ChiehChen