Water Lilies
Posted in LGBT Review

FemmeFilmFest20 Review: Water Lilies (Céline Sciamma)

The low rumble of an audience is accompanied by the crash of water, where a young woman is painstakingly poised, unreachable. Her young admirer waits…

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2019
Posted in Cannes Women

Festival de Cannes: Portrait of Lady on Fire (2019)

I was certainly not a stranger to Céline Sciamma’s work after watching the captivating Girlhood (Bande des Filles). And as such her latest film Portrait of a…

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Decade Katie Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Posted in Review World Cinema

Film Review: Portrait of a Lady on Fire

French director Céline Sciamma has been well-known amongst those who are into European cinema for some time now, with her films Water Lillies, Tomboy and…

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2019
Posted in Awards Season News

Alliance of Women Film Journalists Announce 2019 EDA Award Nominations

The Alliance of Women Film Journalists today announced the nominations for its 13th annual EDA Awards. The 25 categories provide those we are accustomed to,…

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Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Posted in Cannes

Festival de Cannes Official Competition Prospectus – Portrait de la jeune fille en feu / Portrait of a Lady on Fire

PORTRAIT DE LA JEUNE FILLE EN FEU / PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE Céline SCIAMMA — FRANCE — 120 minutes IN A NUTSHELL Set…

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Cannes
Posted in Cannes Women

Is a Female Filmmaker Winning the Palme d’Or?

You only have to look at the Cannes Film Festival competition line-up from the last ten years, to see that at least two films directed…

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