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Portrait of a Lady on Fire 2019
A film rarely feels complete - and maybe it shouldn’t, for many reasons, but to echo Sciamma’s own work here: at some point you just stop. Before that point though, you try and capture all the little details.
A raised eyebrow, a held breath, two hands overlapping. More than an exceptional writer, Sciamma knows how to bring a script to life in a way that really takes advantage of the medium of film - she paints us a picture, just…
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Miss Bulalacao 2015
Is this the first queer sci-fi religious Philippine film?
Fans of the square frame will rejoice. The cinematography creatively, and with much visual flair, integrates three key colours to convey different concepts on gender and sexuality. Russ Ligtas does an amazing job as the possible-virgin-mother Dodong, supported by an equally dynamic all-rounder cast of idiosyncratic characters that add to the subtle hilarity of this film. Ara Chawdhury will perhaps be one to look out for.
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Girlhood 2014
It is difficult to write about Girlhood. But this is because it is possibly beyond description for its trifecta of skill, style and substance. It is, thus far, Céline Sciamma's best.
In a strange way, Girlhood seems like a direct response to Linklater's Boyhood, even with its mirroring English title. While the former revolved around a white boy of middle class background with a vague and aimless personality, Girlhood instead features Marieme, a black girl from a poor neighbourhood with…
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