Portrait of a Lady on Fire

_"Not everything is fleeting."_ Indescribably beautiful in every way. Sciamma knows exactly when to linger and exactly when to let go. This is a film that is in complete control. It doesn’t just depict the longing, the love, the heartbreak; it gives the audience permission to experience these feelings with the film. It allows us into these moments in such delicate and masterful ways, that we are swept up into the romance along with Marianne and Héloïse. Its interesting how many shots in this movie could exist in the latest artsy horror film released by A24. But in the context of this film, they don’t horrify the audience; they haunt us. They haunt us both despite and because of their beauty. They haunt us in the same way as Orpheus’ last goodbye to Eurydice. _"Turn around."_

Just beautiful. I've rarely seen two characters really **see** each other as in this movie. Observing each other's details and inner life as well as slowly opening themselves up like flowers to disclose more of those. Amazingly shown by the director, moreover: with hands, eyes and silences (wonderful scenes by the fireplace).