Review: Forbidden passion smolders in vivid ‘Lady on Fire’

Review: Forbidden passion smolders in vivid ‘Lady on Fire’

Forbidden passion smolders on the craggy coast of Brittany in the vivid and moving French film “Portrait of a Lady on Fire

“Do all lovers feel they’re inventing something?” asks Heloise, a young woman experiencing romantic passion for the first time. It’s a beautiful line, but it’s also emblematic of the spirit of “Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” a film in which everything feels stunningly fresh, raw and new.

And it’s all happening in the 18th century, to boot. French director Celine Sciamma, known for far more gritty and contemporary films, has found a way to make a http://bestadultsites.org/es/livejasmin-review period film that feels so vital, at moments it seems it could spontaneously combust. Which is exactly what happens to Heloise’s dress at one point, a captivating and disturbing image that explains the title of this film.

Female artists of the time, Sciamma has explained, produced work that hangs in museums around the world – and yet the outside world knows very little about them. (más…)