Search - Portrait of a Lady on Fire (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] on Blu-ray

Katcha S. (Katcha) from FORT JONES, CA
Reviewed on 2/2/2021...

Boringly slow without being 'tension building' that would justify developments between an artist and subject. Same sex/gender (so called) love stories seem to be all the rage. OK, but why not advertise as such? Why 'sneak' the story in???

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Brian B. (Hondaman) from CIBOLO, TX
Reviewed on 4/9/2020...

One saucy French film! This period piece takes place on a small island off of the French coast in the eighteenth century. A female painter is hired by a wealthy woman to paint a portrait of her daughter before her wedding. The two young women become very close...like, really close. Yes, we're talking lesbian close. Adele Haenel stars as the rich girl whose portrait is being painted and shows off her breasts when she and painter Noemie Merlant get together in bed after they've had sex. In a beautifully shot scene, these two are naked as day in the daylight while they lounge in bed nude. Adele Lays back on Noemie, showing her lush armpit hair. Noemie and Adele get naughty over and over, stealing little kisses or, in Noemie's case, painting fully nude in front of a fireplace. This lesbian love affair will put a fire in your loins!

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