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PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE (2019)

A painter is commissioned to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman betrothed by her mother to a man in another country. The two women come to find they have more in common than they had expected. Amanda the Jedi and Alina Montemayor join Art & Zach to break down Celine Sciamma's exquisite period piece, 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire.'

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TIMECODES…

00:00 - Intro

03:37 - What makes 'Portrait' stand out?

09:47 - The relationship

14:44 - The portraits

16:32 - The role of women

21:01 - SPOILERS - Three endings

28:31 - Neon's excellent 2019 slate