There are many interesting things in this film, but I think its charm comes in particular from the sincerity and lack of emphasis with which the relationship between the two girls is described - the discovery of the other but first of all the self-discovery of each one, the hesitations and the joy of being in each other. find in the other. Beautiful and convincing. The image is beautiful, almost every frame is elaborately elaborated in color and composition. The source of inspiration is the art of the period in which the action takes place, the avant-garde art of that period I would say, because it iuses the palette of artists who would dominate French art until the middle of the 19th century - Gericault, Millet, Corot. The film does not have a music soundtrack, but the music itself plays an important role, which deserves to be discovered when watching. The political message is clear and assertive, and we cannot help but sympathize with those women, each forced to face her own destiny alone, a century before women's rights became a topical issue in Europe. 'Portrait de la jeune fille en feu' is a film about art, about love, about the place of women in the world. A movie that deserves being looked for and seen.