55 - Portrait of a Lady On Fire

Contextual Deviants

As the late great Orson Welles once said, "Ahaaaah, the French!" This episode is all about the 2019 French romantic period drama Portrait of a Lady On Fire, a movie that has everything: Proper social distancing, forbidden romance, an art class, armpit drugs, and an old-fashioned abortion. We love it! (For real, we love this movie)
Highlights include: Butt Sneetches, Synecdoche New Horse, stay closed, Lord L Hot J, Fortnite of a Lady On Fire, precedent from Twilight, Portrait of a Shitty-Haired Baby, Vivaldi slaps, and much more!