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Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

Film
DirectorCéline Sciamma
Meta takes2

Figures

Objects & symbols
  • The collaborative painting process
Locations
  • The isolated, time-bound setting of the romance
Form & technique
  • The bonfire scene with a cappella singing
  • The final scene at the concert
Tropes
  • The Orpheus and Eurydice myth
  • Sensuous cinematography (close-ups on skin, hands, paint) → Haptic Visuality
  • The shared domestic life of the three main characters
  • The depiction of Sophie's abortion
  • The act of creating the portrait itself
  • Héloïse's green and red dresses → Chromatic Symbolism

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