Portrait of a Lady on Fire
aka Portrait de la jeune fille en feu
First screened in October 2019

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Director: Céline Sciamma. Cast: Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami, Valeria Golino. Screenplay: Céline Sciamma.

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Twitter Capsule: Starts strong; only improves. Builds quite a bond between lovers, and between them and the audience.

VOR: ⑤  Artful construction of all-female universe. Very distinctive in the ways it uses and develops the titular portrait, and how it trains a viewer's eye.

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Photo © 2019 Lilies Films/Arte France Cinéma/Neon

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: A–

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Golden Globe Nominations:
	Best Foreign Language Film
Other Awards:
	Cannes Film Festival: Best Screenplay; Queer Palme; Vulcain Prize (Special Mention for Cinematography)
	Chicago International Film Festival: Golden Hugo (Best Film); Silver Q-Hugo
	New York Film Critics Circle: Best Cinematography (Claire Mathon)
	Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Cinematography (Mathon; also cited for Atlantics)
	National Society of Film Critics: Best Cinematography (Mathon; also cited for Atlantics)
	Boston Society of Film Critics: Best Cinematography
	European Film Awards: European Screenplay
	César Awards (French Oscars): Best Cinematography

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