Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) TLDR: Sciamma's Portrait is everything that a story of romance should be: poignant, defiant, sensual, heartbreaking and, of course, beautiful in every aspect within the medium of film. Celina Sciamma's Portrait of a Lady on Fire may be set in the 1700's, but the romance at the heart of its story is universal and one that most should be able to relate to, having experienced it in full or in desirous moments throughout life. The tenderness that Sciamma shows in the evolving relationship between Marianne and Heloise perfectly illustrates and encapsulates the ebb and flow, the push and pull, of such lustrous romance. And for any of the romantics or the storytellers out there, what romance is steamier or more compelling than one that is forbidden? Portrait has similarities to other recent romance film, Call Me Be Your Name, not only in its central LGBTQ relationships, but also in the slow, moving beauty of the two films, both of which are set ...
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