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Special Pride Episode: BIG DUCK ENERGY Jun 12, 2020

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In honor of National Pride Month (in the US at least), we decided to talk about how much Big Dyke Energy (a.k.a. BDE) Marianne and Héloïse exude. Once you start looking for it, you see it everywhere, so we narrowed our list down to . . . you guessed it: 28 instances. We also talk a lot about ducks. 🤷🏽‍♀️ Happy Pride! 🏳️‍🌈 🦆

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Portraits of Resistance: an Interview with Alex Heeney and Orla Smith of Seventh Row Jun 05, 2020

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This week we're joined by Alex Heeney and Orla Smith who co-authored and edited Portraits of Resistance, the first book dedicated to the filmography of our queen, Céline Sciamma. We talk to them about their interviews with Céline, Adèle, and Noémie; how Céline changed the way they think and talk to other directors about film; their top films of the decade; and much more.

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A Fascinating Friendship with Valerie Complex May 29, 2020

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In this episode, we sit down with writer and film critic Valerie Complex to talk about interviewing and hanging out (?!?!) with Céline, Adèle, and Noémie (SPOILER ALERT: they're great). We also discuss Portrait fan fiction, queer cinema, diversity + representation, 3 Lesbian Lawyers, a "fascinating friendship", and so much more.

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• Valerie Complex: https://valeriecomplex.com/

• Valerie's Valentine's Day interview with Céline: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29zDUFVkdko&feature=youtu.be

• Steamy, beautiful fan fiction: https://archiveofourown.org/works/22325119/chapters/53327722

• Could Marianne have been from another country? (Graciously translated by Aimée! 💐) https://ladyonfire28.tumblr.com/post/616990827466588160/christel-baras-did-an-interesting-interview-on-a

Our Ears Are Burning Vol. 2: More Burning Questions May 22, 2020

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We are workin' our way through our inbox! This week we talk about a VERY IMPORTANT CORRECTION OMG, why Marianne's first portrait triggered so many hurt feelings, who Marianne might be narrating this story to, what's up with their scarves, and who makes the first move!

Apparently There's A LOT of Fire in the Movie About Ladies on Fire May 15, 2020

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NEWSFLASH: there is SO MUCH FIRE in Portrait of a Lady on . . . what was it again? Oh, yeah. EFFING FIRE. I mean, we all got the figurative fire and some of the literal fire, but there's so much more when you try your best to ignore the growing, burning desire between the two clearly smitten French island lesbians and HEY [*claps at your face*] JUST FOCUS ON THE LITERAL FIRE. We definitely missed a lot the first five or so times we watched it, so in this episode we stare directly into the flames and try to figure out what it all means.

Our Ears Are Burning . . . with Listener Mail! May 12, 2020

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So, it turns out Portrait Nation has A LOT of questions. In this special bonus episode, we try our best to answer two of them: "Did Marianne and Héloïse have period sex?" And "Why didn't they ever try to meet up again?"

(Edit 9/11/20: after recording this episode we realized we used gendered language throughout the following discussion. We recognize that trans, nonbinary, and genderqueer people can also have periods, and we apologize for our careless use of language.)

Learning French with Portrait (Or: apprendre le français avec Portrait.) May 08, 2020

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Chers amis, this week we welcome our very first guest: the gracious and brilliant Aimée. You may recall us mentioning the person who's translating the POALOF French DVD commentary and posting it to Tumblr as ladyonfire28, yes? Well, today she's here to teach us all Portrait French! And we, your intrepid American podcast hosts, try very hard to learn it.

But first, we talk to Aimée about how she fell in love with Portrait, which scene she feels should be discussed more, which painting from the film she'd like to bring home and much, much more.

Follow Aimée on Tumblr: https://ladyonfire28.tumblr.com/

28 Things We Missed the First (and Second and Third) Times May 01, 2020

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Buckle up, fellow Portrait lovers! Today we're going scene by scene and talking about some of the film's hidden gems. Along the way, we discuss things like whether Sophie knew about Marianne and Héloïse's relationship and how great pockets are! Then we introduce a new segment: "In Solitude We Saw the Tweet You Spoke of" where we talk about some of our favorite Portrait content around the Internet, and we wrap things up with some listener mail! Es-tu prêt? Allons-y!

Don't forget to check out Amazing Lucy's breakdown of Portrait of a Lady on Fire!

Have we known love? Yes, and it is for Portrait. Apr 24, 2020

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Not sure if we've mentioned this enough, but we love Portrait of a Lady on Fire. LOVE. IT. In this episode we gush about why we love it, what our first (and second, third, etc.) impressions were, what our favorite scenes are and more. Did we say we love this movie? We love it. We love it like Marianne loves a dry canvas. We love it like an armpit loves witchy drugs. We love it like fancy 18th century romantics love leaving each other hidden messages in their fancy commissioned portraits. We love this movie, OK?

Portrait of a Womans in the Bathtube Apr 16, 2020

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Bonjour, all you womans! If you found this podcast on your own, you probably already know that Portrait of a Lady on Fire has spawned a rapturous and loyal fanbase. In this episode, we'll discuss some of our favorite aspects of Portrait Nation: the memes, fan art, tumblogs and more.

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