Portrait of a Lady on Fire 🎨

Today's movie is a French romance streaming on Hulu

🖼 Happy Saturday! While we’re all inside this weekend, I thought I’d give you a b-b-b-bonus recommendation.

Today’s movie is Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), streaming on Hulu, a French romance released by Neon (the distributor that brought us Parasite) and one of my favorite movies of last year.

Directed by Céline Sciamma // ⏱ 120 mins // 🎭 Romance

Here’s what it’s about:

In the late 18th century, an artist (Noémie Merlant) is tasked with painting the portrait of a young bride (Adèle Haenel). Over their week together, the two form a friendship — and maybe something more. [Trailer]

Why you should watch it:

Anyone that has had a crush or a mutual unspoken attraction knows the feelings that Sciamma communicates in Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Your heart skipping a beat when they walk into a room, the lump in your throat when they talk to you, the longing. However, she pays as much attention to the physicality of desire as she does the feeling. The movie is littered with stolen glances, aw…