Review of Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) by Barry Hertz for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) — 10 Sep 2019
Sharply subverting the male gaze at every turn, Sciamma has created an unforgettable treatise on thwarted desire. It is so very easy to label a film incendiary, but Portrait of a Lady on Fire deserves the scalding honour.
It will ignite every flame you might have.
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This review of Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) was written by Barry Hertz and published by The Globe and Mail (Toronto) on 10 September 2019.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire has generally received very positive reviews.
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