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Portrait of a Lady on Fire
France 2019, 119 minutes
Dir. Céline Sciamma
In French with English subtitles
Rating: [M] Nudity.
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama / Romance, Lesbian
Topics: Period - 1700s.
Feat. Noémie Merlant, Adele Haenel
“Visually ravishing (...) a piercingly intelligent treatise on art, agency and queer love in the 18th century.”
Aroview: Céline Sciamma (GIRLHOOD) directs this devastatingly good, exquisitely executed lesbian period drama. Set in France in the 18th century, where a female artist is commissioned to paint a wedding portrait of a bride-to-be, whose reluctance to marry requires the artist to observe her by day and secretly paint her by night.
NZ International Film Festival 2019
Adopt-a-Movie Kindly Adopted by Jess Knipping
Member Reviews
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(Very Good). Showing 1-3 of 3 member reviews.
5 stars (Exceptional) 'Painterly' by nature as well as by name. The performances and formal precision are quietly captivating and, cumulatively, very moving. Just gorgeous. ~fairbrother
4 stars (Very Good) Subtle & sophisticated with very fine acting. Perhaps the storyline is rather predictable, but it's well worth watching. ~Sandy
3 stars (Good Enough) Although little happens it is beautifully made. A very undemanding but worthwhile two hours. ~Tubbs
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- Paris, 13th District (2021)
- Piano, The (1993)
- Tipping the Velvet (2002)
- Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)
- Girlhood (2014)
- Handmaiden, The (2016)
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