"Portrait of a Lady on Fire" is a very thin film.

Ora 2022-08-20 08:56:06

"Portrait of a Burning Woman" is a typical female director's unique perspective, gentle and sensitive. "Portrait of a Burning Woman" should be inspired by Dalí's "Burning Giraffe". The director imitated Bergman's poetic style in this film is too heavy, but the drama is far less than Bergman's, making this film a well-established work.

"Portrait of a Lady on Fire" is very soft/subtle. The picture is beautiful. But in general, the film is too light/eclectic and lacks drama. The empty story is far from the depth of restrained thinking, and the film is too thin. Putting "Portrait of a Woman on Fire" with Bergman's "Shouting and Whispering," the importance of drama in film is immediately apparent.

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Portrait of a Lady on Fire quotes

  • Héloïse: I feel something new.

    Marianne: What?

    Héloïse: Regret.

    Marianne: Don't regret. Remember. I'll remember when you fell asleep in the kitchen.

    Héloïse: I'll remember your dark look when I beat you at cards.

    Marianne: I'll remember the first time you laughed.

    Héloïse: You took your time being funny.

    Marianne: That's true. I wasted time.

    Héloïse: I wasted time too. I'll remember the first time I wanted to kiss you.

    Marianne: When was that?

    Héloïse: You didn't notice?

    Marianne: At the feast around the bonfire.

    Héloïse: I wanted to, yes. But that wasn't the first time.

    Marianne: Tell me.

    Héloïse: No, you tell me.

    Marianne: When you asked if I had known love. I could tell the answer was yes. And that it was now.

    Héloïse: I remember.

  • Héloïse: It's a life that has advantages. There's a library. You can sing or hear music. And equality is a pleasant feeling.