One Hundred Years of Love: Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Portrait of a Lady on Fire, one of the examples of contemporary feminist cinema, was presented to the audience in 2019 by its director Celine Sciamma. The feminist point of view, which is based on the equality of women and men, found its place in a story that is handled only through women in this movie. Thanks to a painting, two young women fall into the fire of a love they will never forget in their lives. These two women are Heloise and Marianne. The fact that the male characters are almost non-existent suggests that it is a film that is completely closed to the patriarchal mentality. However, this is how the paths of the two women crossed.
On one of the islands in Britain in the 18th century, Marianne: young, passionate, and inherited from her family, she practices painting, one of the men's professions of the time. She embarks on a boat trip to another island on order; she will paint a picture of a woman who is about to get married, to be presented to the person she will marry.
Heloise is the woman to be pictured. The fact that she lived next to her rebellious and combative nature caused her to close herself to life. Although her mother wanted her to be painted with the intention of getting her married, she prevented the painters who came to Heloise from painting herself. Therefore, Marianne approaches her not as a painter but as a friend. Marianne paints a portrait of Heloise without being noticed. The sparks in the relationship of the two women are growing day by day. Heloise hid her soul inside and turned into a butterfly, like a caterpillar, with Marianne's touches. The happiness of the moments they spend together and the bodily passion they experience are indicators of the existence of an irresistible attraction between them. However, there is an expected ending.
The man and woman imposed by the patriarchal society should marry when they reach a certain age. This was the case hundreds of years ago, and such an idea still prevails today. Do you think these two passionate young women will be able to resist this idea that has been going on for centuries? Maybe with their actions, maybe with their hearts that don't stop loving.
The enthusiasm of Vivaldi's composition "Storm" almost describes a stormy sea, and it has found a place for itself in the film in this sense. It tells the story of two young women's tumultuous love that defies the judgments of the century. Of course, the storm takes things away, but the feelings are always with us.
Watch and witness, dear reader. Enjoy watching.
On one of the islands in Britain in the 18th century, Marianne: young, passionate, and inherited from her family, she practices painting, one of the men's professions of the time. She embarks on a boat trip to another island on order; she will paint a picture of a woman who is about to get married, to be presented to the person she will marry.
Heloise is the woman to be pictured. The fact that she lived next to her rebellious and combative nature caused her to close herself to life. Although her mother wanted her to be painted with the intention of getting her married, she prevented the painters who came to Heloise from painting herself. Therefore, Marianne approaches her not as a painter but as a friend. Marianne paints a portrait of Heloise without being noticed. The sparks in the relationship of the two women are growing day by day. Heloise hid her soul inside and turned into a butterfly, like a caterpillar, with Marianne's touches. The happiness of the moments they spend together and the bodily passion they experience are indicators of the existence of an irresistible attraction between them. However, there is an expected ending.
The man and woman imposed by the patriarchal society should marry when they reach a certain age. This was the case hundreds of years ago, and such an idea still prevails today. Do you think these two passionate young women will be able to resist this idea that has been going on for centuries? Maybe with their actions, maybe with their hearts that don't stop loving.
The enthusiasm of Vivaldi's composition "Storm" almost describes a stormy sea, and it has found a place for itself in the film in this sense. It tells the story of two young women's tumultuous love that defies the judgments of the century. Of course, the storm takes things away, but the feelings are always with us.
Watch and witness, dear reader. Enjoy watching.
