March 04, 2025

Ep 312: “Portrait of a Lady on Fire”

1 hour 17 minutes

We rush towards Céline Sciamma’s “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” and discuss:

Cinematography, broad lighting and portraits;

Story & Writing, layers, freezing time, power of groups, Celine’s writing process;

and other such stuff and things and stuff.

“Women have served all these centuries as looking glasses possessing the magic and delicious power of reflecting the figure of man at twice its natural size.” – Virginia Woolf

Notes & References:

Celine Sciamma BAFTA writing lecture (YouTube)

Jacob Riis quote

Eurydice = yer-ih-duh-see – hilarious I suddenly could not remember how to pronounce this, c’est la vie

Ancient Egypt equality/balance (WorldHistory.org) – “Women in ancient Egypt were regarded as the equals of men in every aspect save that of occupation.” // “Men held positions of authority such as king, governor, general, and a man was considered the head of the household, but, within that patriarchy, women exercised considerable power and independence.”

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Art Spotlight:

“Trauma Mines” (Trailer)

This Week’s Recommendations:

“Lovesong” (IMDB) / “Zero Day” (IMDB)

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