Sapphic Culture Club
103 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 days ago -An exploration of lesbian themes in movies, TV, books, music, and more. (Formerly Podcast of a Lady on Fire.)
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SEASON ONE FINALE! Women Who Love Women Really Love Women: the Future of Queer Media
March 26, 2021 07:00 - 55 minutes - 76 MBFor the last episode of the season, we asked for your ideas about what queer media should be now that we're living in a post-Portrait world, and, in true Portrait Nation style, you answered very thoughtfully and generously. So, here's nearly an hour's worth of things we want more of (as well as some things we'd like less of) and a bunch of FANTASTIC new story ideas. Thank you all very much for sharing these with us and, as always, thanks for listening. We'll be back soon! À bientôt! --- S...
LIVE: What We'd Change About Portrait, How Long We'll Do the Podcast, and More
March 19, 2021 07:00 - 33 minutes - 46.6 MBA lightly edited audio version of our Mar. 13 livestream (Video: https://www.instagram.com/p/CMX9ojpoF5k/). This episode's topics: If we could change or add one thing to Portrait, what would it be? 🙈 How long we're planning on doing the podcast 🎙 IRL who has more BDE (big dyke energy) in our romantic relationships? (LOL.) 🦆 The first queer media that resonated with each of us 🌈 Our favorite ice cream flavors 🍨 Have questions you'd like us to answer live? Comment or DM us on Instagram:...
Q&A with Laura: Part I - Sappho, Sea Urchins, Sinister Hands and More
March 12, 2021 08:00 - 57 minutes - 79.6 MBOur resident historian Laura is back to answer your questions! What's the significance of Héloïse bathing in the sea? Why is page 28 on the right side of their book? Why did Céline let Héloïse be left-handed? Were there any known lesbian couples in 18th century France? What's the oldest record of lesbian activity? How did Sappho's work get lost, and was she accepted in her time? Why did matriarchal societies switch to patriarchal ones? Who is a woman from ancient history or mythology...
Our Child Is Dead and the Potatoes Are Frozen: the World to Come with Valerie Complex
March 05, 2021 08:06 - 39 minutes - 54.3 MBThere's another lesbian/bi period movie out, and you know what that means! It means we get to talk to Valerie Complex! So, hike up those britches, bitches. We're going to learn about the power of imagination! Links from the show: The World to Come: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-world-to-come Valerie's interview with Vanessa Kirby and Katherine Waterston: https://www.pride.com/movies/2021/2/12/world-come-puts-queer-womens-emotional-journeys-front-center Valerie's review of the fi...
Our Ears Are Burning Vol. 8: Marianne Isn't Sad, Héloïse Is a Sleepy Girl, a Heartbeat in the Armpit Scene(???) and More!
February 26, 2021 08:00 - 24 minutes - 33.2 MBHere's what we pulled out of mailbag #8! Why does Marianne say she isn't sad anymore? When did Héloïse fall asleep in the kitchen? Are you a sleepy girl or do you want to be with a sleepy girl? Do Americans really dislike subtitled movies? Is there a heartbeat sound in the armpit scene? We also got some book recommendations from Julia! The Empress of Salt and Fortune https://nghivo.com/wp/index.php/the-empress-of-salt-and-fortune/ When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain https://nghivo...
LIVE: Other Fave Céline Sciamma Films, Fave Queer Films, Top 3 Films, and Do We Like Sushi?
February 19, 2021 08:00 - 46 minutes - 63.4 MBA lightly edited audio version of our Feb. 13 livestream (Video: https://www.instagram.com/p/CLP4xihAlfq/). Also, our apologies! We had some issues with sound in this episode, which we've tried to repair as best we can and will hopefully be able to fix by the next livestream.😬🙇🏽♀️ Have questions you'd like us to answer live? Comment or DM us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/podcastofaladyonfire/ Email us at podcastofaladyonfire at gmail.com Also, for anyone curious, this is our list o...
Happy US Theatrical Wide Releaseaversary: 28 Things we LOVE
February 12, 2021 08:01 - 59 minutes - 81.3 MBOne year ago, Portrait of a Lady on Fire made its way into theaters across the States, introducing US Womanz to armpit drugs, retourne-toi, and one hundred nineteen breathtaking minutes of the female gaze. And we haven’t been the same since. From Portrait Nation to armpits and spit strings, join us as we celebrate this anniversary in typical podcast fashion - by sharing 28 things we L O V E about POALOF. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sapphicculturecl...
LIVE: Portrait Tattoos, Coming Out Stories, French Bulldogs or Golden Retrievers, and Which Episode(s) Céline Should Listen to 🙈
February 05, 2021 08:00 - 28 minutes - 39 MBA lightly edited audio version of our Jan. 30 livestream! If you'd like to watch the video version, you can find it here: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CKrzlPug9Jl/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sapphiccultureclub/message
2020 Sapphic Summary
January 29, 2021 08:00 - 48 minutes - 66.4 MBWe finally got around to doing a lesbian look-back at all the wlw-themed and -adjacent media we consumed in 2020! (Honestly, not the easiest feat in a year that felt like a decade.) We loved some stuff and didn't love others, but overall we're grateful that we have so many options to choose from. Here are some of our faves: Movies Portrait https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/portrait-of-a-lady-on-fire Kajillionaire https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/kajillionaire Steam! https://thebarn.la...
LIVE: Impactful Movies, Advice for WLW and baby gays, Dinosaurs
January 22, 2021 08:00 - 35 minutes - 49.2 MBAs we mentioned in the last episode, we're trying out new things to make the podcast production more sustainable, and this is one of those things! We answered some of your questions over Instagram Live including what other movies have impacted us nearly as much as Portrait of a Lady on Fire, what advice we have for WLW and baby gays, what our favorite dinosaurs are and more. This episode is an audio version of that livestream, mildly edited so it's a little more listenable. Video: https://w...
Motherland: Fort Salem Watchalong!
January 15, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 90.4 MBHere in the U.S. a LOT is happening at the moment, and sometimes in order to push through a distant but ever-present danger, you just have to soak your tired gay brain in a TV show about a newly conscripted army of young witches in an alternate America. Join us as we watch Motherland: Fort Salem! Some sync time stamps in case you get a bunch of ads: - We hit play at 6:28 in the podcast. So, if you ever get un-synced, just move the podcast to 6:28 past the timestamp on the show. - For exam...
Our Ears Are Burning Vol. 7: Speaking Italian, Stunt Doubles, and Which Characters We Resonate with the Most
January 08, 2021 08:00 - 35 minutes - 48.8 MBWe're haulin' out the mailbag and doing our best to answer your questions about... 1. Why the countess and Marianne flip back and forth between Italian and French 2. Who we think Sybille Blouin is the stunt double for 3. Which characters we resonate with the most 4. What other books we'd recommend Books: Woman World by Aminder Dhaliwal https://drawnandquarterly.com/woman-world Spinning by Tillie Walden https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781626729407 Fun Home by Alison Bechdel https://d...
Orpheus, Eurydice, and Turning Around on 2020 with Laura
January 01, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 95.3 MBLaura returns to help us "turn around" and wave goodbye to 2020 by unpacking what the Orpheus and Eurydice myth means and all the ways it's woven into Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Follow Laura on Twitter! https://twitter.com/labhistorical Check out her podcast! https://anchor.fm/labhistorytime --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sapphiccultureclub/message
Bonus Holigay Mini-sode!
December 28, 2020 19:51 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBA teeny episode with an extra Portrait synopsis rewrite, more Portrait Nation fan names, and queer holiday rom-com ideas. See you in 2021! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sapphiccultureclub/message
Wrapping Up 2020 with Aimée: Unfilmed Scenes from the Portrait Screenplay
December 25, 2020 08:00 - 57 minutes - 79.2 MBJoyeux Noël, y'all! For our last episode of the year, we're bringing back our first guest . . . Aimée! She takes us behind the scenes of the project to translate the Plain Archive script into English, and we discuss some of the major differences between the script and the final film. Stuff from the show: The unofficial English translation of the Portrait of a Lady on Fire script: https://mlleclaudine.tumblr.com/post/634613427269173248/english-translation-of-c%C3%A9line-sciammas-screenplay ...
Happy Holigays: Gay-ly Regifting to You Your Gay Gifts to Us!
December 18, 2020 08:00 - 57 minutes - 79.6 MBWe confetti'd a bunch of questions at you last week, and you were generous enough to confetti us back with answers! So now we're here to gather all that answer confetti, sort it into categories, convert it into an audio file, and party horn it into your ears! 🤷🏽♀️ We'll be sharing your responses to Valerie Complex's request for a rewrite of Portrait of a Lady on Fire's logline, your suggestions for what we Portrait Nation folks should call ourselves, and then we wrap things up with your dr...
Valerie Complex Returns! (Part 2): Riddick, Ridiculousness, a Lesbian Film Marketing Conspiracy(!!!), and More
December 11, 2020 08:00 - 41 minutes - 57.3 MBValerie's back to finish answering your (well, Gina's) questions! We also unpack some racist and creepy fandom behavior and accidentally uncover a suspiciously consistent trend in how lesbian films are marketed! Quite the journey, tbh. Stuff from the show: Angelica Jade Bastién's review of Antebellum: https://www.vulture.com/2020/09/antebellum-movie-review-i-am-tired-of-films-like-this.html Valerie's review of The Great Wall: https://blackgirlnerds.com/bgn-movie-review-great-wall/ Film F...
Happiest Season (not) LIVE (anymore) Watch Party & Post-Watch Discussion
December 04, 2020 08:00 - 2 hours - 170 MBMake yourself some hot cocoa and snuggle up with our Happiest Season watch party! Also, thanks again to everyone who was able to join us on Twitch—you made it super fun and held our hands through some tough scenes. 💖 How to sync the movie with the podcast: we'll cue you in, but if you want to double-check . . . 06:26 on the podcast should line up with 01:58 on Hulu (-01:39:55 if you're on a laptop). Want to skip ahead to the discussion? Fast forward to 01:43:26. Links from the show: Wat...
Happy Birthday, Noémie Merlant! A Shakira Appreciation Discussion
November 27, 2020 18:55 - 38 minutes - 53 MBThis episode falls right on Noémie's birthday, so we decided to talk about how much we loved Shakira, the short film she wrote and directed. Shakira follows its title character, a young Roma girl, as she tries to make a better life for herself and her family. Watch and support Shakira (official video with English and French subtitles) Variety interview with Noémie --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sapphiccultureclub/message
Valerie Complex Returns! (Part 1): Q&A, 2020 Movie Recommendations, and More
November 20, 2020 08:00 - 25 minutes - 35.5 MBFilm critic and writer Valerie Complex joins us to answer some of your questions, share some of her favorite movies of the year (so far), and weigh in a bit on Ammonite. Stuff from the show: Valerie’s previous episode Follow Valerie on Letterboxd Movies: Jumbo, Cuties (Mignonnes), Relic, Miss Juneteenth, Summerland, Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children, Coded Bias, Giving Voice, Zola (plus the tweetstorm Zola is based on), Birds of Prey, Saint Maud, La Llorona, Pariah, Shiva...
How Portrait of a Lady on Fire Reframes History, a chat with Laura from LAB History Time
November 13, 2020 08:00 - 51 minutes - 70.4 MBWhy did Céline set Portrait of a Lady on Fire in 1770? What was happening in the late 18th century that made this time period so meaningful? To find out, we talk to Laura, an archaeologist, historical consultant and history teacher from London. She helps us unpack how women have often been rewritten or left out of traditional retellings of historical events and urges us to seek out other real-life versions of Héloïse and Marianne and bring them into mainstream conversation. Stuff from the s...
Our Ears Are Burning Vol. 6: Regret, Ghost Poll, Portrait Merch Wishlists and More!
November 06, 2020 08:00 - 36 minutes - 49.7 MBFor this mailbag we dig deeper into a couple of key lines: What did Héloïse regret when she said she felt regret? And what did she mean when she said now and then she'd be consoled in Milan? We talk about how Portrait and Portrait Nation have changed our vocabularies. Then we talk about the results of our Halloweenie poll: were those Héloïse ghosts just memories or were they actually following Marianne around the château in real life?? (Rude!) Finally, we discuss what Portrait merch we'd eac...
Suspiria Watch Party 💃🧙♀️🎃🍿
October 30, 2020 07:00 - 2 hours - 200 MBThis Halloween, join us one country over (Germany) and two centuries later (1977) as we consume and are consumed by Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria. Mercifully, we’re joined by our first returning guest and resident spirit guide, Heather Petrocelli, who talks about Suspiria's similarities to Portrait and provides lovingly gathered insights into this beautiful and chilling film while Audrey and Laurel whimper unhelpfully. Stuff from the show: Heather's previous episode on Portrait's gothic them...
OUR 28th EPISODE and Portrait of a YOU on Fire FINALE!: What You Would Ask Céline and How Portrait Has Impacted Your Life
October 23, 2020 16:07 - 38 minutes - 53.4 MBWe close out our listener responses series with your questions for Céline as well as all the ways Portrait of a Lady on Fire has changed your (and our!) lives. We also awkwardly piece together how the two of us met through our shared obsession with this film. . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sapphiccultureclub/message
Portrait of a YOU on Fire (Part 4): 🖼💔, Portrait Connections, and How Other Media Has Impacted You
October 23, 2020 16:07 - 36 minutes - 49.7 MBIn the second to last part of our listener responses series we try our best to verbally convey the emojis you sent us about how Portrait made you feel 🤷🏽♀️🙇🏻♀️, we discuss the new connections you've made (and would like to make), how other films and TV shows impacted your life, what's up with the Portrait and Call Me By Your Name comparisons, and how the two of us feel about pineapple on pizzas. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sapphiccultureclub/mes...
Portrait of a YOU on Fire (Part 3): Which Scenes Took Your Breath Away, Impacted You the Most, and Hurt Too Much to Watch
October 09, 2020 07:00 - 44 minutes - 61.8 MBWelcome to Part 3 of our listener responses series! Maybe someday we'll remember not to set ourselves up to relive all of everyone's most emotionally impactful scenes in a single episode, but today is not that day! 😂😭 We're a mess by the end of it, but what is Portrait Nation if not an international collective for FEELING FEELINGS TOGETHER?? Enjoy! 😀💀 Afterward (or before!) soothe yourself with this blissful video of morning affirmations from Marianne courtesy of @portraitoalof! --- Send...
Portrait of a YOU on Fire (Part 2): Other Films, Shows, and Books That Impacted You
October 02, 2020 07:00 - 30 minutes - 42.4 MBIn Part 2 of this series, we talk about some of the other media that's impacted you similarly to Portrait: classic films like Mädchen in Uniform and new masterpieces like Moonlight, shows like Gentleman Jack and books like A Little Life. So much variation! No wonder we all write such interesting Lex ads! Stuff we mentioned: Céline Sciamma's new screenwriting project, Les Olympiades --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sapphiccultureclub/message
Portrait of a YOU on Fire (Part 1): Theater, City/Country, and First Viewing Experience
September 25, 2020 07:00 - 37 minutes - 51.9 MBSo many of you have messaged us about your experiences surrounding Portrait of a Lady on Fire, and it made us want to hear ALL of your Portrait stories. We asked you a bunch of questions on Instagram, and you came through with hundreds of responses. Some of you even recorded audio responses! 😭 In Part 1 of this series we'll share how many of you saw Portrait in a theater, what country or city you saw it in, and what your first viewing experiences were like. Also, shout out to Güneş Padem fo...
🍿🌴 San Junipero Watch Party 💕🍿
September 18, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 95.7 MBLet's all pile into our 18th century boat and row from the coast of Brittany to the coast of San Junipero for a different seaside lesbian love story. Whimper alongside us as we surrender our hearts to the combination of Mackenzie Davis's Resting Yearn Face and Gugu Mbatha-Raw's searing-in-literally-any-decade energy because OOOH HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH. ✨🌴💕 Watch "San Junipero" Season 3, Episode 4 of Black Mirror on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/70264888 --- Send in a voice m...
Docs Watch Crossover! Real Doctors Explain the Abortion Stuff in Portrait of a Lady on Fire
September 11, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 85.1 MBDoctors Deepa and Jen from the Docs Watch podcast help us understand the various aspects of 18th century abortion portrayed by Portrait of a Lady on Fire. We'll answer questions like: what's running and hanging from the ceiling supposed to accomplish? What was in that tea? What was that stuff the midwife pulled a twig out of, and where did the rest of it end up?? Get ready to find out, be grateful for modern medicine, and renew your commitment to vote in favor of reproductive rights (or we'l...
Our Ears Are Burning Vol. 5: Yearning for Sex That Is Unlike a Sandwich
September 04, 2020 07:00 - 38 minutes - 52.7 MBThanks, as always, to everyone who asks us anything. We cover a lot of ground this week! We talk about #PortraitWatchParty, Ammonite, how to wean yourself off Portrait (if you want to 🤷🏽♀️ ), what might've made Noémie blush during filming, thumb detectives, and more. Links from the show: Kate Winslet Says Sex Scenes Are Not Like Eating a Sandwich - https://www.vulture.com/2020/08/kate-winslet-ammonite-sex-scenes-eating-a-sandwich.html Noémie: ". . . she gave a smile that I could really re...
Lesbo Expo
August 28, 2020 07:00 - 35 minutes - 48.6 MBTHE RESULTS ARE IN! This week we discuss the results of our poll about how much "lesbo expo" (a.k.a. our VERY COOL abbreviation for "lesbian experience") Marianne and Héloïse had before they met each other. We also read some of the responses, and wow, y'all had OPINIONS. 💕🔥 Links from the show - Free French learning marathon! https://www.fromance.tilda.ws/ - When Brooklyn Was Queer (Note: Laurel would like to thank Audrey for recommending this to her) http://www.hughryan.org/when-brooklyn...
Sophie: Portrait Nation's BFF
August 21, 2020 07:00 - 43 minutes - 60 MBThis week it's all about SOPHIE! She's smart, talented, resourceful, and a great hang (get it???). It's also through Sophie that we get a broader experience of the film's world as she shows us sorority, community, domesticity, and more. So let's pour each other some wine, get out our embroidery hoops, and chill with our very best BFF. Link from the show: Céline Sciamma on Sophie - https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/2/19/21137213/portrait-of-a-lady-on-fire-celine-sciamma-interview --- Sen...
Portrait vs. E.T., Portrait Spanish Lessons, and More with Aixa of Portraitofaladyonfirefans
August 14, 2020 07:00 - 40 minutes - 55.9 MBIn this episode, we talk to Aixa about why she decided to started the fan accounts, how it feels like Portrait gets inside you while you're also inside of it, how it's surprisingly similar to E.T. aaaaand...she graciously, patiently teaches us Portrait Spanish. (Ay, dios mío.😓 ) Links from the show Portraitofaladyonfirefans on IG: https://www.instagram.com/portraitofaladyonfirefans/ Portrait_Nation on Twitter: https://twitter.com/portrait_nation Aixa's IG: https://www.instagram.com/rockg...
28 MORE Things?!
August 07, 2020 07:00 - 46 minutes - 64.5 MBHonestly, we thought doing another episode of 28 things we noticed about Portrait of a Lady on Fire might be a bit of a stretch, but we were wrong! We've got lots of fun facts AND heartbreak for you this week, so join us on a FUN EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER! 😭 🎢 🥰 Links from the show: Thanks (as always) to... https://ladyonfire28.tumblr.com/ Laurent Sciamma, title designer: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4599030/ Cecilia Ngo, Noémie's stunt double: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3164996/ Visit...
Our Ears Are Burning Vol. 4: Sex, Drugs, and Armpit Hair Edition
July 31, 2020 07:00 - 26 minutes - 36.7 MBFinally. Finally, we answer all the questions we've received about armpit drugs, the armpit sex scene, and armpits in general. We talk at great length about axillary hair. We bravely plunge in and out of depictions of manually- and substance-induced pleasure. We even give recommendations for Armpit LARPing! (LARmPing?) So join us in this veritable pit of ecstasy! Links from the show: Flying Ointment on Wikipedia The Witches' Brew (Narcotics Documentary) The Armpit is the Second Clitoris ...
The Dreadful Need in the Devotee: a Fireside Reading with Vittoria
July 24, 2020 07:00 - 34 minutes - 47.2 MBLook, we all love how Portrait of a Lady on Fire broke our hearts and made them stronger, but . . . what if Héloise and Marianne found each other after the symphony? What if they got to talk to each other?? WHAT IF THEY GOT TO HANG OUT AND KISS AND STUFF AGAIN?? This week we talk to Vittoria, who has written what is arguably the best Portrait fan fiction out there. the dreadful need in the devotee picks up where the film ends and allows us to explore some beautiful possibilities. Stuff we m...
A House Haunted, Lesbian Utopias, and Spit Strings with Heather Petrocelli
July 17, 2020 07:06 - 1 hour - 88.7 MBCome, dear souls, as we sit by the fire in our drafty, isolated French château to commune with Heather Petrocelli, the avid film researcher and horror cinephile behind Queer for Fear. We discuss the exquisite gothic themes that appear throughout Portrait of a Lady on Fire (a haunted house! beheadings! ghosts! witches??). Heather also gives us even MORE reasons to be awed by Céline Sciamma's genius, and we all take a moment to appreciate Portrait's divine spit strings. JoOoOoinN uUuUusSs. Sh...
Portrait of a Blank on Blank
July 10, 2020 07:00 - 26 minutes - 36.9 MBThis week we're talking to David Anderson, a good friend of Audrey's who has listened to the podcast but not watched Portrait! (?!?!?) We were SUPER CURIOUS about what bizarro version of the plot he might have embroidered into his mind, so we asked him! And then we quizzed him, game show-style, on various bits of dialogue and scene recall . . . yes, yes, from a movie he hasn't seen. So, rub in some armpit drugs, and let's go on a J O U R N E Y! Show links David's podcast Don't Be Afraid of ...
Putting the Cry in Criterion: a Recap of the Portrait of a Lady on Fire Criterion Collection release
July 03, 2020 07:08 - 21 minutes - 29 MBPortrait fans rejoice! Our favorite film has gotten the Criterion Collection treatment. The CC release includes a slew of insightful interviews with Céline Sciamma, Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Claire Mathon, and Hélène Delmaire; a handful of new subtitle tweaks (plus at least one pretty significant subtitle change); and more. We also discovered that the Blu-ray and the DVD versions are different in ways that disappoint Laurel. But, hey, everyone gets color bars?! --- Send in a voice mes...
Our Ears Are Burning Vol. 3: Regardez That Poofy Area at the Back of Your 18th Century Dress
June 26, 2020 07:07 - 26 minutes - 37 MBWelcome to another mailbag episode! This week we discuss whether or not Héloïse checked Marianne out after she came back from church (a.k.a. the sexiest time to check out ur girlfriend), how we feel about how white queer movies seem to be, whether or not Marianne had an abortion, and whether or not the countess knew about their relationship! Dang! We also talk about fun stuff that's been floating around social media lately including Valerie Complex's chat with Noémie, Plain Archive's plans t...
PORTRAIT WATCH PARTY!! 👀🍿🎉
June 19, 2020 07:00 - 2 hours - 174 MBIn anticipation of Criterion's official Portrait of a Lady on Fire DVD release date in a few days, we decided to watch the whole thing together for the first time. Want to hang out and watch it with us? GREAT. Make some popcorn, grab your delicately embroidered handkerchief, get comfy, and hit play! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sapphiccultureclub/message
Special Pride Episode: BIG DUCK ENERGY
June 12, 2020 07:00 - 37 minutes - 51.1 MBIn 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! 🏳️🌈 🦆 Links from the show: Medium article Nylon article --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sapphiccultureclub/message
Portraits of Resistance: an Interview with Alex Heeney and Orla Smith of Seventh Row
June 05, 2020 07:09 - 57 minutes - 78.4 MBThis 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. Links from the show: The book Portraits of Resistance Lockdown Film School Endings and Beginnings in Women-Directed Fi...
A Fascinating Friendship with Valerie Complex
May 29, 2020 07:00 - 52 minutes - 71.7 MBIn 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. Links from the show: • Valerie Complex: https://valeriecomplex.com/ • Valerie's Valentine's Day interview with Céline: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29zDUFVkdko...
Our Ears Are Burning Vol. 2: More Burning Questions
May 22, 2020 07:00 - 18 minutes - 25.9 MBWe 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! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sapphiccultureclub/message
Apparently There's A LOT of Fire in the Movie About Ladies on Fire
May 15, 2020 07:00 - 21 minutes - 29.2 MBNEWSFLASH: 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 fl...
Our Ears Are Burning . . . with Listener Mail!
May 12, 2020 09:01 - 11 minutes - 15.5 MBSo, 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.) --- Send in a voice...
Learning French with Portrait (Or: apprendre le français avec Portrait.)
May 08, 2020 07:00 - 29 minutes - 40.4 MBChers 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 t...
28 Things We Missed the First (and Second and Third) Times
May 01, 2020 05:00 - 42 minutes - 58.3 MBBuckle 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...