‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ is an emotionally wrenching period drama about two women in love, and an instantly iconic work of queer cinema. Watch Party Newsletter What to watch Win $100 💵 ...

Noemie Merlant and Adele Haenel star as two 18th century women drawn to each other in 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire,' Céline Sciamma's follow-up to 'Girlhood' and her first period piece.

This is not the ideal time to write about “Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” since it won’t go into full national distribution until mid-February.

Freely embracing the erotic core of figurative art, Céline Sciamma's "Portrait of a Lady on Fire" finds Marianne (Noémie Merlant), a working painter, visiting an island estate off the French coast ...

“Portrait of a Lady on Fire” is a film in conversation with itself and with the greater world — a movie made by a female director and a 99% female cast about the need to create ...

Portrait of a Lady on Fire, the new costume drama from French writer-director Céline Sciamma, is the kind of richly intoxicating movie that compels you to talk like this.It's a relic out of time ...

When “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” had a limited run in December to qualify for Oscar consideration, I wrote about it in a piece that was limited in length, though not in admiration.The idea ...

C éline Sciamma's Portrait of a Lady on Fire has a great ending scene, its final moments packed with deeper meaning. Sciamma's fourth feature-length movie made its debut at the Cannes Film ...

Note: This story references plot points in “Portrait of a Lady on Fire.” There is a remarkable quietness to Céline Sciamma’s “Portrait of a Lady on Fire.” The film has no musical score ...

Actor-turned-helmer Ali Mosaffa’s dreamlike feature debut “Portrait of a Lady Far Away” reps a refreshing departure from the usual super-stripped-down naturalism and rural settings of most ...

For a certain woman, Portrait of a Lady has become as much an everyday wardrobe staple as her Cartier Tank and her Hermès scarf. By Danielle Stein Chizzik Published: Mar 6, 2025.