Episode 81: Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Beyond the Screenplay

Michael Tucker

Tv & Film

4.7 • 626 Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2021

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

The BTS team discusses Portrait of a Lady on Fire’s efficient opening sequence, the film’s meticulous pacing and striking style, and how every detail of Celine Sciamma’s directorial vision ultimately tells a powerful story of equality.

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0:00.0	Bonjour.
0:06.4	I'm called Michael et
0:08.1	Bienvenu down Beyond the Screenplay.
0:11.1	The podcast for each week, we do a conversational deep dive analysis into a film.
0:16.2	That's as much French as I could make happen.
0:18.1	Wow, it was impressive.
0:19.1	I was not expecting that.
0:20.1	Thank you.
0:20.6	I practiced. Today we're expecting that. Thank you. I practiced.
0:21.8	Today, we're talking about the 2019 film Portrait of a Lady on Fire, written and directed by
0:28.2	Celine Siama.
0:29.5	Joined today by the Beyond the Screenplay team, Trisha Arand.
0:33.0	Hello, everyone.
0:33.9	Brian Bittner.
0:34.7	Meaningful stare.
0:35.6	And Alex Cayettos.
0:37.2	Meaningful gaze back at you.
0:39.8	Tension.
0:40.5	That was really beautiful, you guys.
0:41.8	Yeah, it's great.
0:44.1	So this film is amazing.
0:45.9	Before we dive in, I want to introduce our sponsor for this episode because it actually
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