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The HinduWhat does Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Cannes Film Festival winner and arguably 2019’s most erotic film, have in common with the more recent Petite Maman, featuring two children and a tree house? “ felt like the same political project as ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’, which gives two characters the time to know and love each other, out of society, and they have this very short time of reinventing themselves and going on with their life”Céline Sciamma While the studio borrows elements from your grandmothers’ apartments, there is a sense of timelessness? First comes equality Céline Sciamma says both ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ and ‘Petite Maman’ are “kind of the same political project” as they deal with equality. Nominated for ‘the best film not in the English language’ at the 2022 BAFTAs, Petite Maman releases today on art house streamer Mubi.
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