Portrait of a Lady on Fire: The Rise of Desire

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4 жыл бұрын

This video contains spoilers.
I wanted to do something different with this video, so I decided that there should be no narration. Instead, I had writer/director Céline Sciamma speak about the film herself.
"On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman."
None of the music or footage used in this video belongs to me.

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@graciegutierrez7405 4 жыл бұрын

This movie was robbed of at least an Oscar nom

@Ce13stialBunny 2 жыл бұрын

Bong Joon-Ho, director of Parasite, thought the same thing and personally handed his over to her saying he felt she was the one that deserved it

@typical2795 Жыл бұрын

The Oscars dont care about real art and Cinema. Just commercial shit

@ramabaiapparao8801 9 ай бұрын

Yes you said correct

@ramabaiapparao8801 8 ай бұрын

Yes

@edabakb 4 жыл бұрын

"Don't regret. Remember."

@Mafukoful 4 жыл бұрын

Ne regrettez pas. Souvenez-vous.

@carrots_arelife2924 4 жыл бұрын

Want to get this as a tattoo. Anyone know the French with accents?

@Mafukoful 4 жыл бұрын

@@carrots_arelife2924 There are no accents in these sentences.

@carrots_arelife2924 4 жыл бұрын

@@Mafukoful ok, thanks!

@carrots_arelife2924 4 жыл бұрын

@zimThuet I have not gotten the tattoo yet. I usually think on such things for years before actually inking it on my body lol. I'm not a tattoo person. The timelessness of the saying appeals to me. Also it is a great scene in the movie. I would want to preserve the authenticity of the source of the quote. Therefore keep it in French. I have 3 tattoos and they are all phrases in their native tongue of Latin, Greek, and Cambodian. I also like to get the tattoo in a significant location. When the time is right and I am in Paris (I am from North America) I think i will get it at a tattoo parlor in the city. Thank you very much for your very thorough response; It is very appreciated. And I will definitely confirm multiple times before making it permanent.

@santinacrolla4971 4 жыл бұрын

The details in this movie is just... mind blowing. I find new ones every time I watch it. For example I just realized that Marianne is dressed in the same colors as her painting of Orpheus and Eurydice. Clever. And maybe it's just me that missed this the first time around, but when they have that cute convo in bed together at the end - a tear carefully falls down Heloise face/nose. Marianne is also crying. So well done and subtle.

@annabella7285 4 жыл бұрын

S C Thank you for pointing this out. I didn’t notice the tears and I saw it in the theater three times!

@santinacrolla4971 4 жыл бұрын

@@annabella7285 Did you see it again and notice it? If not look for it the 4th time ;) Another fun fact that I have never seen anyone ask Celine and might go unnoticed, is when Heloise ask, "has it ever happened to you.." First looking up at Sophie. Marianne says yes, as implying to the abortion. THEN she asks about if love has happened to her... its easy to miss that Marianne is actually saying that she has had an abortion before. Gives you more info about her past, which is scarce in the overall story line. Watch that part again and let me know if you take it the same way. :) You can see it here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sMmHiNpl28elgIk.html

@annabella7285 4 жыл бұрын

S C Hello SC! Yes, I understood the scene, where Marianne implied she had an abortion. I can’t wait for it to stream. Of course, I would prefer to see it again in the theater. It is a movie better appreciated on the large screen. However, it is really nice to hear from people such as you and learn new details that I missed from the movie.

@annabella7285 4 жыл бұрын

I am curious as to how people can upload this movie when it’s not streaming online yet.

@santinacrolla4971 4 жыл бұрын

@@annabella7285 Good question. I have no idea! Well, I do know about online "movie theaters" where you can rent it but they are strictly controlled by geography + I know they have blockages, so you can't record it. I've wondered the same. I am glad the uploading exists, so that people can get curious and then go watch it, but at the same time I wish I hadn't seen any of them before the movie itself. I have to admit that I knew some spoilers beforehand. :/ You are right it is certainly a "big screen movie". I'm lucky I got a home theater with a projection screen so when it does come out for streaming I will pick the movie apart, with some red wine at hand of course ;) Just a bliss! I'm also a photographer and you can imagine how this movie is a learning session in lighting and composition. Sometimes I had to bring myself back into the story line because I kept being distracted by the technical craft of it all. I would have loved to work with the lighting director on this.

@altertopias 4 жыл бұрын

"It is not lost, it is something that you win, for life." Indeed, we spend too much time regretting that it ended and not enough celebrating that it happened. C'est dommage.

@fangirlfortheages5940 4 жыл бұрын

That last bit about the final shot struck me hard because what she described was exactly the path my mind took. It was genius how that line “she didn’t see me” from Marianne transforms the viewing experience. Celine is such an intelligent filmmaker

@juonithzramos1089 4 жыл бұрын

And in saying that she reveals that Marianne made the poet's choice. She allowed Heloise to remain a memory

@NoAimGirlKane 4 жыл бұрын

As a Frenchie, I'm absolutely thrilled and happy to see the amount of fantastic support the movie, the crew and the philosophy of this movie receives from abroad. Thank you, it's a wonderful tribute.

@melanie1864 4 жыл бұрын

NoAimGirl Kane c est vrai que ca fait plaisir !

@canoayg 4 жыл бұрын

c’est dommage qu’il ait floppé en France :/

@NoAimGirlKane 4 жыл бұрын

@@canoayg Il n'a pas floppé pour les bonnes personnes =). Also, je pense que tous les films de Sciamma sont confidentiels, le Portrait est peut-être celui qui est le plus "accessible", mais je ne m'attendais pas à un succès commercial dingue.

@canoayg 4 жыл бұрын

NoAimGirl Kane Oui c’est sûr que pour le public qu’il visait, c’est un chef d’œuvre ! :)

@44r0n-9 4 жыл бұрын

Might be my favourite movie of all time.

@sensen4161 3 жыл бұрын

This movie is criminally underrated. I find it hard to believe that there are plenty of people in this world who walk around, never experiencing this movie.

@yuhhyuhhhyuhhhh 3 жыл бұрын

I interpreted the last shot as Heloise choosing not to look, choosing the lovers' path instead of her not seeing Marianne and I think it makes the scene a whole lot more powerful.

@antivalidisme5669 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's my feeling too, but Celine's work is so subtile and complex I'm certainly wrong. If only Orphée never looked back at Euridice. Still whatever your interpretation, what a crushing moment. I love this movie so deeply. Cheers!

@peachfreude 4 жыл бұрын

I want the reverse shot of Marianne at the last scene so badly

@ArianaCabello 4 жыл бұрын

Azizah S. Same here

@asdsdjfasdjxajiosdqw8791 4 жыл бұрын

Do you really want to turn around though?

@juonithzramos1089 4 жыл бұрын

She looks like you .You are entranced by Heloise the same way she is, so she looks like you

@michellemathew528 3 жыл бұрын

I think the last scene is mimicking the portrait that Marianne made of her, in some way

@ranirathi3379 3 жыл бұрын

@@asdsdjfasdjxajiosdqw8791 exactly. the trust Orpheus could have had. Heloise dare not look at Marianne. also, how it was always Marianne who saw Heloise's spirit form several times throughout the movie, now Heloise has grown to trust love.

@Kusanagikaiser999 3 жыл бұрын

The fact that the OSCARS ignored this film, prove that the "Academy" is no longer the stick measure to say when Cinema is ART anymore, any other award now is infinite more prestigious that get nomination on that travesty that is the Oscars.....the Cinematography, photography, and acting in this beautiful and breath taking film is a masterclass of cinema.

@estellewinters8502 4 жыл бұрын

This film has stuck with me for weeks. No film has ever done that. When asked "what's your favorite movie?" my "go-to" reply was always Grease because I had a massive girl crush on ONJ but in over 40 yrs I can say this was more than just a love story. It was so well written and acted that I didn't even notice that there was no music, no scores to direct your emotions or attention. no soundtrack. Just waves or crackling of wood burning in the fireplace. Just 2 songs and both very intense and powerful songs which created intense moments. (That's why I get a little flustered by seeing homemade youtube videos of the film edited and put to music that has no bearing on the film) A freakin' stellar masterpiece in cinema. And stellar acting.

@angelicaamora11 3 жыл бұрын

VERY WELL SAID 😭🙌💯

@newyorkmyndd9801 2 жыл бұрын

some in comments said how underrated this film was and tragic it was that many do not know about it 😐. I am one of them. How did this not win an Oscar? WTH. I stumbled blindly into this film only recently on Hulu and have been looking for outlets to deal with what this film did to me ever since. The most beautiful film experience, and I had no idea, no trailer, no info….So many things and details about what Celine and these wonderful women created is so special. I felt this. The steps, the smiles, the looks, the words and even the silence. The moment when Noemie places her head so softly on Adele’s shoulder melted me❤️. That gesture was so beautiful. Adele’s “‘do all lovers feel theyre inventing something” oh wow. In my 50’s and I have never experienced anything like this. Beautiful film and I continue to re watch and obsessively tell about it. “It is not lost, it is something you win for life”. Thank you Celine and all the cast, 👏👏💐💐❤️❤️

@umamukhopadhyay2921 4 жыл бұрын

Does all lovers feel they are inventing something?

@kayleighbohs8636 4 жыл бұрын

“It’s not lost it’s something you win for life” :’)

@ewelllle 4 жыл бұрын

Love how the direction of the film and even the performances arent focused on the story but being in the flow of a moment. Thats fire. It connected with the world because celine shot it for us ppl and gave us space to breathe within it!

@MariaCNaan20 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, you've just put perfectly into words what I was trying to capture and articulate in my mind about this movie!

@NeighborhoodBasketCase 4 жыл бұрын

This is the most beautiful and believable love story I've seen in film

@irkf 4 жыл бұрын

enjoying art as a consoling thing :')

@iratherbeanonymous6894 3 жыл бұрын

*Holy Shit!! Wow! She Is Right About The Final Moment... "At A Certain Point In The Movie It's Not About Marianne Watching Heloise, But **_You, The Audience Looking At Adèle Haenel Performing_** In A Flim And Doing An Amazing Job! It's About Cinema" .... Woah!... That's Exactly What Happens!... Goodness Gracious!.*

@JanaeSmith 4 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU! Thank you for letting the women speak for themselves! Oh you're a magnificent being. Thank you.

@sensen4161 3 жыл бұрын

This movie fills me with greif and existential dread for some reason. I love this movie, so, so much. I find it hard to express this feeling i get after watching the movie. The best i can describe it is greif, longing for something, and dread. God, this movie is amazing.

@angelicaamora11 3 жыл бұрын

This movie is intense and calming at the same time 😭🖤

@jenniekim5561 3 ай бұрын

this movie literally changed the way I felt about movies. Such a masterpiece.

@nataliflores128 4 жыл бұрын

15 seconds into the video and I already got chills

@raeschultz3420 4 жыл бұрын

Beautifully made. Thank you for this.

@bormeysin4819 4 жыл бұрын

it 's awesome and heartbreaking at the same time. ps: Im still crying.

@annabella7285 4 жыл бұрын

The power of cinema. This is a cinematic masterpiece! Well done! Thank you for posting. I have been going through videos about this movie and the cast. They certain make me feel less alone during this pandemic.

@lydiadesjardins3518 4 ай бұрын

Desire was indeed the word. What a masterpiece. I felt I was being led into their journey and the dialogue is just.. incredible.

@nevrabulut1229 4 жыл бұрын

I have been watching this video several times. And still, the last scene and Céline Sciamma's telling make me cry. Also special thanks to the creator of this video.

@ranirathi3379 4 жыл бұрын

This video made me aware of this movie and, what can I say that has not been said already? Smh, the last scene reminded me of the scene in CAROL where Carol confesses her love to Therese. Both scenes powerful enough to stir deep within, both scenes stay with you long after they're over. Thank you.

@MamaBearStudios 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent video, thank you.

@Deepbluesky805 8 ай бұрын

I love your video. I’m still sending this masterpiece out into the world. After they watch it I send the link to this video. Celine knew exactly how to move everyone at the deepest level. She knew exactly what she was doing.

@sensen4161 3 жыл бұрын

I watched this movie four times and i cry harder each time.

@maryannbeatricemendoza2798 2 жыл бұрын

For me, this film is a masterpiece. I've seen it a long time ago and after watching this video, I'm crying again. Glad that I've seen your channel. Great content here 👌🏻

@sharphorn 4 жыл бұрын

May I know where the narration is from? I thought i was losing focus at the ending scene, because at one point i saw Adele not Héloïse. I was impressed by how good she was at acting. And i kept blaming myself for not focusing on the story. But in this vid, Celine herself pointed that out, and im happy to hear that so i wont blame myself anymore😂

@FramesOfEmpathy 4 жыл бұрын

I know, her performance is just that good! I got the narration from various interviews/Q&A's, I'd say there's about 10 different ones in the video total (most of which can be found on youtube)

@colettefleming6858 4 жыл бұрын

Great work. Those words from Celine at the end of this video, so powerful and true. What a gift this film is to the world. 🖼🔥❤

@FramesOfEmpathy 4 жыл бұрын

I agree, and I truly believe that it's already cemented itself as a classic

@Tigrez1310 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic!

@julienahmaranian1731 4 жыл бұрын

This video deserves more attention

@ChowDownDetroit 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing. Worthy of a subscription

@FramesOfEmpathy 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@ehrasmu 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing video explains this piece of art greatly by the voice of her author. And as Sciamma said actresses’ performance is amazing. Especially AdèleHaenel is wonderful. I became a fan of this great actress and i watch over and over again her. The last scene is a masterpiece. 👏🏻

@georgiak8448 4 жыл бұрын

I was blown away by the last scene, the Long take of this brilliant actress Adele Haenel.amazing acting at such young age. Wish to see more of her in the future. Thank you Adele

@towanga2221 4 жыл бұрын

you love Adèle? search on you tube the video kompromat de mon âme à ton âme avec Adèle Haenel you 'll become more fan

@akaime9563 4 жыл бұрын

Wow.. best video I've seen about this movie ♥️ You understood how to assemble scenes, citations and music together, your work is amazing!

@FramesOfEmpathy 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you ♥️

@kkk9909 4 жыл бұрын

This amazing movie brought me to this channel, can't wait for more!

@juanaaguilar6080 2 жыл бұрын

Celine: Votre film Portrait d´une femme en feu, est un poéme! Merci!

@isadi6671 4 жыл бұрын

that video is truly powerful crafted!! a absolutely love it :) are you planning to craft more of these video essays about the film? And maybe also with some quotes from adele? Anyways thank you very much for this :)

@FramesOfEmpathy 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I would love to make another video on it, but I don't know how much new content I could include just from interviews. I took the best parts of all the interviews I could find and put them in this video :)

@ellensantos4514 4 жыл бұрын

Don't regret. Remember

@bluepursue8542 4 жыл бұрын

This was amazing thank you!

@darrenpenley9601 4 жыл бұрын

Perfect! Thank you

@Deepbluesky805 3 ай бұрын

Celine left the interpretation of the script to Adele, who compared it to a skier racing down the mountain, knowing where the curves are, plotting the run in your mind. There were two requirements from Celine; that she would close her eyes at some point and end on an inhalation. To fully understand the brilliance of Celine and the absolute mastery Adele has of her craft, here is Celine’s script for the final shot: “There is everything. There is surprise, thrill, a beating heart, anticipation, melancholy, focus, the blush in her cheeks, remembrance, sadness, and her deepening breath. All the behaviors of a woman you used to know well, whom you loved looking at, whom you loved period. But there are also things you never noticed before, maybe because they are novelties like that wrinkle in the corner of her eye, maybe because they are things you could not see before and had to discover for yourself.”

@MarshmallowHumor 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@emilycunningham8125 3 жыл бұрын

Little known film history I recently became aware of was French woman Alice Guy-Blaché. The first person in the world to use the emerging film technology of the late 1800's, to tell stories and invent the cinematic language. I find it interesting another french woman evolved the language. I think the french are on to something...

@sarahlizg8340 4 жыл бұрын

Wow such a well put together video!!

@mekaylaarchives 2 жыл бұрын

masterpeice of a video

@LittleAtelierAmande 4 жыл бұрын

" quand vous êtes troublée , vous respirez par la bouche .." ne regrettez rien, souvenez -vous

@rann_004_ASMR 4 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful movie and kinda sad.....

@Angry20Something 4 жыл бұрын

Just retire now, Celine. I don't see how this film can be topped.

@Jilamm 4 жыл бұрын

NO PLEASE I desperately need more of this

@bryandowling4592 4 жыл бұрын

Doesn't mean she still can't make consistently great/fantastic films, even if she might never top Portrait of a Lady on Fire. A lot of great directors still made great films after they made their masterpiece.

@pratyushbzr 4 жыл бұрын

Well, imagine if Scoresse retired after Taxi Driver or Kubrick retired after 2001: A Space Odyssey... Those might have been their greatest works but we wouldn't have gotten the other great movies

@frostthron8009 4 жыл бұрын

@@pratyushbzr but Kubrick's best movie is Eyes Wide Shut though

@Sophia-ht9ng 4 жыл бұрын

I loved this video and I absolutely adore this film. You did an amazing job putting this together, thank you for making this. :)

@FramesOfEmpathy 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@erikpeterson25 4 жыл бұрын

leave no regrets...one of the five secrets

@TrangThu-hb9iy 4 жыл бұрын

This was an excellent esay.

@silviabressan7116 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderfull video!!!!! congratulation!

@minzi_anu 4 жыл бұрын

Your channel will rise!

@FramesOfEmpathy 4 жыл бұрын

I hope so! :)

@florenciaayala9608 4 жыл бұрын

Muy buena!

@ventolininhaler1583 4 жыл бұрын

Genius

@emilycunningham8125 3 жыл бұрын

I like your choice to use the director's voice juxtaposed with the film. Nicely done.

@laurenwatson3841 3 жыл бұрын

Even though I know the ending...I know she won't look up at Marianne. It's like I'm still waiting hopefully, that just one time I watch it, the very last second on the screen you see Heloise's eyes move up to meet Mariannes. I think that would have been so powerful.

@KuehneZoneify 4 жыл бұрын

To the french people is it true they used the formal you but when she asked her to turn around it was the informal you?

@TheSiliconeCat 4 жыл бұрын

Yes it is.

@Daffie02 3 жыл бұрын

Question. When Heloise is coming to pose, Marianne places the 'pose' seat on the very edge of the table, very carefully. Why?

@AnnalisaConsolo 3 жыл бұрын

Hi there! Could you please add the links to Céline's interviews you used for your essay? Thank you so much!!

@mimisinger4073 4 жыл бұрын

How can I watch this!!??

@ArianaCabello 4 жыл бұрын

Torrent

@kkk9909 4 жыл бұрын

It's on Hulu now!

@Ovan61 2 жыл бұрын

👍📺👀

@HintofFilm 4 жыл бұрын

My favorite film of 2019. Great video, great context for the final shot especially. I intend to make a video on it myself (see my channel) but was waiting until its home release. I'll be subscribing and following your future videos! Check out mine too if you're a video essay enthusiast, they may interest you

@brendanagy6205 4 жыл бұрын

Can someone explain the role of Sophie and her awful abortion and which part of whose anatomy is being penetrated in the "hallucinogenic" plant scene?

@BiBaBo49 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, the abortion scene wanted to document that there have always been wise women who could perform those if someone had conceived involuntary and that in female societies that has always been an important and accepted practice - it is only the MALE viewpoint which has prevailed in our societies for over 3000 years and the male dominated churches, especially the Catholic one, that have criminalised it - Celine made some such comments at an interview. What was your second question?

@BiBaBo49 3 жыл бұрын

Ah, yes, the pentration. That was Marianne's armpit. Yes. About this Celine also made some very funny comments