18) Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

Céline Sciamma's Portrait of a Lady on Fire tells about the stormy affair between the talented Marianne (Noémie Merlant) and Héloïse (Adèle Haenel), a beautiful young woman whom Marianne is hired to paint. It is set in 18th-century France and delves beautifully into the themes of desire, memory, and the fleetingness of love. The crackling chemistry between the two women and the slow pacing of the film creates an intense closeness between them, and the result is one of overwhelming, constructive love and the strong impact that a brief but indelible love affair can bring about in a person's life.
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