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5 June 2020, Max Heinrich, 22 views

A Video essay produced by Marlen Schmid and Yash Chauhan based on the movie Portrait of a Lady on Fire (French: Portrait de la jeune fille en feu) which is a 2019 French historical drama film written and directed by Céline Sciamma, starring Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel.

The Essay elucidates how elegantly hand poses were performed in the movie and how that describes the personalities assumed by the starring cast in the drama.

made for the IDA Module "Videoessay – Writing with Images", HSLU 25.5.2020

for research and teaching purposes

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