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Celine Sciamma

it’s cinema Mar. 27, 2020

The Women of Portrait of a Lady on Fire Believe Their Movie Can Save the WorldDirector Céline Sciamma and stars Adèle Haenel and Noémie Merlant debate the power of a lesbian period drama.

By Rachel Handler
movie review Mar. 26, 2020

Portrait of a Lady on Fire Is a Grand, Capital-R RomanceCeline Sciamma’s lesbian period film starts off as a story about looking, but its heart lies in less obvious, more suggestive cinematic elements.

By Bilge Ebiri

hello! let’s celebrate that Mar. 26, 2020

Portrait of a Lady on Fire Comes To Hulu So You Can Find Love in a Hopeless TimeThank goodness.

By Jordan Crucchiola
close reads Oct. 4, 2019

Hustler’s Greatest Trick Is Its Take on the Female GazeThe women in Hustlers are in the business of knowing what men want to look at, but the movie itself is gloriously free of a male perspective.

By Alison Willmore
Apr. 30, 2018

40 Essential Lesbian Romance FilmsIn honor of Duck Butter and Disobedience’s premieres, here are 40 of the most heart-wrenching lesbian love stories of all time.

By Jordan Crucchiola