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- Title
Lesbian cinema without lesbians: portraits, lovers, siblings.
- Authors
Stacey, Jackie
- Abstract
The article presents a criticism of "Portrait of a Lady on Fire (French: Portrait de la jeune fille en feu), a 2019 French historical romantic drama film written and directed by Céline Sciamma, starring Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel. Topics discussed include portrayal of a painter commissioned to do the wedding portrait of Héloïse, a young woman who has just left the convent; and presentation of erotic intimacy between the two women throughout the rest of the narrative.
- Subjects
LESBIANS in motion pictures; LESBIAN relationships; PORTRAIT of a Lady on Fire (Film); SCIAMMA, Celine, 1980-; MERLANT, Noemie
- Publication
Screen, 2022, Vol 63, Issue 3, p279
- ISSN
0036-9543
- Publication type
Film/Television Criticism
- DOI
10.1093/screen/hjac029