Podcast of a Lady on Fire

On a whim, we decided to see what it'd be like if we removed all the silence from our previous Bottoms watchalong episode. Remember our GaySMR segment from Season 2? Well, welcome to CHAOSMR. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sapphiccultureclub/message

For our second to last episode we're watching 2023's instant chaotic lesbian classic, Emma Seligman's Bottoms starring Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri. Didn't get to see Bottoms with a bunch of other queers? Already seen it and want to enjoy it again? Join us as Laurel watches it for the first time and Audrey watches it again.

We loved Rose Glass's chaotic queer thriller, Love Lies Bleeding, starring Kristen Stewart and Katy O'Brian, so join us as we clean up the bloody mess it left of our hearts. *Note: if you're confused about how Laurel introduces the show in this episode, she's saying "Sapphic Murder Club" but with, like, a Curly from the Three Stooges accent. If you're confused about anything else we've said, please consult our EPISODE TRAAAANSCRIPT. Yearn with us on Instagram @sapphiccultureclub --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sapphiccultureclub/message

In light of Natasha Lyonne's recent acknowledgement of her undeniable should-be-gayness and in celebration of Women's History Month we're talking about some of our favorite should-be's. Episode Transcript Show Notes Clip of Natasha Lyonne explaining that she should be gay Brie Larson asking how to top lesbians: video and the article for more context --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sapphiccultureclub/message

Surrealist artist Amie Pascal brings a queer lens to portraying and challenging representations of the body, blurring lines between reality and imagination while juxtaposing abject body horror with beauty. Her work expresses a universal rawness from a queer woman's disabled embodiment in her new series ‘A Body Apart.' Some of the things we discussed 00:10:11 - How the pandemic and long COVID changed her art 00:18:21 - The use of vintage anatomical illustrations as reference material and the reclamation of marginalized bodies 00:20:56 - Inspiration from filmmakers and women surrealists 00:27:03 - The "real world" as a liminal and surreal space 00:33:07 - Music pairings for each painting Episode transcript Paintings we discussed specifically Not Much Left Right in the Back Dead Ringer I & Dead Ringer II (the other two paintings that feature L'Ange Anatomique) On the Other Side We Dare to Breathe (mentioned as "the heart and lungs") Moments of Clarity Are So Rare (mentioned as "the head with all of the veins") Infusion & Refusal (mentioned as "the grayscale images on the bright orange backgrounds") Eviscerated People and things we mentioned A Body Apart playlist Cambium Gallery Amie's Instagram Leonora Carrington (Britain & Mexico, account run by her grandson) Remedios Varo (Mexico) Léonor Fini (Argentina) Contemporary filmmakers and artists Céline Sciamma Michelle Garza Cervera Nadia Waheed Naudline Cluvie Pierre Daisy Parris María Fragoso Sapphic Culture Club on Instagram --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sapphiccultureclub/message

Today we're processing our thoughts about Aftersun, a quietly stunning debut film, written and directed by Charlotte Wells. Some of the things we talk about include... Memory and distance Reflection and recording Aging and growing up Atypical tension The dance scenes Wells' short films ...and more! Episode transcript Charlotte Wells' short films Yearn with us on Instagram --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sapphiccultureclub/message

For this episode we have time-jumped once again! We're disguising ourselves as screenwriters and going into the near future to work with AI on some ✨BRAND NEW SAPPHIC FILMS✨. The future of lesbian cinema is here! And it is...still dealing with its identity and societal prejudices. Whomp whomp. Episode transcript --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sapphiccultureclub/message

We originally started this podcast whilst in the throes of a dizzying cinematic crush on Portrait of a Lady on Fire, so those early episodes are a time capsule of what that was like for us and others in Portrait Nation. (#womans #bathtube!) Today we're traveling back in time to revisit our former selves and see how we feel about those 2020 feels now, centuries later, in 2024. Episode transcript --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sapphiccultureclub/message

We watched the new lesbian Christmas movie. Episode transcript Where to watch: Hallmark Channel Philo Peacock --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sapphiccultureclub/message

Something we hear a lot (we never hear this) is that everyone's lives were too calm in 2023, so we thought we'd share some of the ways we (mostly accidentally) added a whole bunch of lesbian chaos to our lives this year in case you'd like to spice things up next year. These strategies include: Change work teams, then jobs, and move out of the city Talk to queer strangers Be a queer Snow White Set up camp in a new place in the dark Accumulate international bugs Put on a queer talent show Say yes to all queer art events Episode transcript Show notes Lavender Phoenix Torreya Cummings Barbary Coast Keelhaul project --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sapphiccultureclub/message

*According to Amie and the two of us! Send us your recommendations! Welcome to a little episode that's kind of like lying on the floor in your BFF's bedroom and listening to records together. Our friend and Resident Lesbian™ Amie gave us six of her picks for the most sapphic music videos of the year. Then we used a random number generator to decide which three to watch along with you! Watch and listen along with us! Episode transcript ⁠Pegasus⁠ - Arlo Parks ⁠The Sea⁠ - Romy ⁠In My Arms⁠ - Big Joanie Golden - LP  Silk Chiffon - MUNA feat. Phoebe Bridgers Not Strong Enough - boygenius Join us on Instagram! @SapphicCultureClub --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sapphiccultureclub/message

The theme for this season is LESBIAN CHAOSSS, and what better way to kick things off than a deep, dark dive into horror. We're joined by our beloved Dr. Horror Dyke (a.k.a. Heather Petrocelli) to talk about their brand new book Queer for Fear: Horror Film and the Queer Spectator. Highlights include:

For our final episode, we're talking to the folks who created Portrait of a Survey on Fire: Amie, Baby, and Heather. We ask them what they thought about the survey's final list of lesbian films, and how it differs from their personal ones. We also collaborate on an alternate top 10 list(!) with some of our faves that didn't make it. Thanks for joining and watching these films along with us! See y'all again after the break.

Retourne-toi, y'all. It's time to take a look back at the film that started this podcast, the No. 1 film on Portrait of a Survey on Fire's top 10 list of lesbian/queer films, Portrait de la jeune fille en feu. Joining us to talk about the movie and bring us with her to the moody coast of Brittany, France is comedian, writer, and actor Kelley Quinn. Episode transcript: in progress! Kelley's Portrait location spotting post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CdG9ESUqepS/ Kelley's website: http://heykq.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sapphiccultureclub/message

Carol season's early this year! So, forget your gloves somewhere and join us for a Carol watch-and-drinkalong! We went with "drink every time they exchange meaningful looks" so...we may have had several opportunities to take a sip. Stay tuned after the watchalong for a refreshing replay of Part 1 of our Carol discussion from last year followed by...the return of Sapphic Culture Vault! Watchalong 00:11:37 Listener poll results: 02:07:31 "Carol Season: Part 1" episode replay: 02:16:42 Sapphic Culture Vault: 02:57:13 Episode transcript: our transcriber (Laurel) is backed up! We'll get these posted as soon as possible. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sapphiccultureclub/message

Watched Prime Video's A League of Their Own? Think you know a lot about the show? Then play along at home with our Portrait of a Survey on Fire pals Amie, Baby, Heather, and Jamie as they test their knowledge of all eight of ALOTO's sporty sapphic episodes! Follow Portrait of a Survey on Fire and Queer for Fear on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/portraitofasurveyonfire/ and https://www.instagram.com/queerforfear/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sapphiccultureclub/message

WHAT A TREAT! In this episode we get to talk about so many sapphic things with one of our favorite authors: MALINDA LO! Join us as we cover Malinda's award winning Last Night at the Telegraph Club, her thoughts on the new Prime Video series A League of Their Own (spoiler: she loved it), and Malinda's newest book A Scatter of Light. So prepare yourselves for...ahhh we can't help it...MALINDALOTO!!! We get into... Butches and femmes Social norms Shirleys! Lesbian bars and bar raids Non-traditional happy endings World-building with food Always buying any book you want even if you don't know why you want it Episode transcript: coming this weekend! Watch this spot! Where to pre-order A Scatter of Light: https://www.malindalo.com/scatter Follow Malinda Lo: https://www.instagram.com/malindalo | https://twitter.com/malindalo --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sapphiccultureclub/message

2-4-6-8! Who do we appreciate?! Honestly, a lot of people. But this week we're specifically appreciating Jamie Babbit and everyone else involved in 1999's extraordinarily campy But I'm a Cheerleader, a movie that literally changed the life of our guest this week: Dor Dotson. Let's talk about: THE COLORS The soundtrack! How well it holds up even after over 20 years! Great dialogue Gender roles and stereotypes And more! Episode Transcript: coming this weekend! Stuff we mentioned in the show: Natasha Lyonne and Clea DuVall 20th anniversary interview: https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/6986-but-i-m-a-cheerleader-turns-twenty-natasha-lyonne-and-clea-duvall-reminisce-on-their-cult-classic Elliot Page on BIAC: https://www.kvue.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-tonight/elliot-page-says-but-im-a-cheerleader-helped-him-deal-with-loneliness-of-lbgtq-identity-in-his-youth/603-6deda143-fcd1-45ba-8164-82b7e9fc6750 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sapphiccultureclub/message

Do you believe in love at first meetcute? Are you ready to run through a gauntlet of gay panic and heteronormativity to finally find true love? Want to see how Cersei was employed before she cast her sights on the Iron Throne? Want to talk about all of this and more while we watch a mid-aughts lesbian rom-com along with our friend Grace who will be watching it for the first time??? Well, you're in luck! Now you can imagine us and you watching Imagine Me & You as we discuss... Lena Headey and Piper Perabo (come on, we all know why we're here) Wow, Coop is horrible Is this movie actually about Heck and not lesbians? Mid-00s fashion! Is Dance Dance Revolution actually Dyke Dyke Revolution? Lena Headey and Piper Perabo Episode Transcript: hopefully this weekend! Laurel is on vacation, but has a long plane ride ahead of her. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sapphiccultureclub/message

Pull on your most delicate gloves and get ready for a sapphic triple-cross! We're gonna talk about Park Chan-wook's 2016 adaptation of Sarah Waters' Fingersmith and... Wow, ok, scissoring (and the sex scenes in general) The comedy! How the score sounds...familiar Differences between the film and the book Plot twists! The romance! ...and more Episode transcript: on its way! Should be accessible here by Sunday Aug. 18. Jia Tolentino's article "'The Handmaiden' and the Freedom Women Find Only with One Another" - https://www.newyorker.com/culture/jia-tolentino/the-handmaiden-and-the-freedom-women-find-only-with-one-another --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sapphiccultureclub/message

Prepare several hot dogs, put your pagers on silent mode, and get ready to dive into Alice Wu's first feature film, 2004's Saving Face. Joining us with, really, only good things to say about this movie is Laurel's other (and first!) co-host from the podcast Working Classy. Episode Transcript: in progress! Will be posted this weekend. Thank you, as always, for your patience. We talk about... GAY PANIC! So much representation it was initially unbearable for some of us! Wil's strangely thorough oral hygiene The struggle to make timeless, iconic Joan Chen seem like Wil's mom How the film has to juggle TWO whole love stories in 90 minutes Hot dogs We referenced Drunk Lesbians Watch "Saving Face" (Feat. Ashly Perez, Michelle Krusiec & Lynn Chen): https://youtu.be/gQnvxtMeoUI --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sapphiccultureclub/message

Grab your gym bag of wooden stakes and meet us after math class...it's time to enjoy Netflix's campy YA teen lesbian vampire drama First Kill. Joining us on this field trip is film critic, writer, and honorary co-host, Valerie Complex! We're gonna talk about... this new vampire mythology murderous teen hormones THE CHEMISTRY

Are you ready for some sexy, beige and grey Rachel on Rachel action?? In this episode we're dissecting director Sebastián Lelio's AND author Naomi Alderman's Disobedience(s?). So, let's follow Ronit back to her Orthodox Jewish hometown where, at least in the film version, she will [spoiler] in Esti's [spoiler]. Also other things happen. We'll talk about... The CHEMISTRY

Hold the elevator!

A film within a film within a film, The Watermelon Woman is a brilliant example of New Queer Cinema. Lightheartedly combining camcorder, 16mm, and self-made "found" footage, Cheryl Dunye gives voice and life to lost history 23 years before we see something similar come to life with Marianne in Portrait of a Lady on Fire. "What??" you say. "YES." we respond. Let's talk about it! And... • The 90s vibes!

Are you wearing an intricately patterned sweater? Great. Do you already have a glass of wine? Perfect, have some more! 'Cause today we're talking about the 2011 Swedish lesbian movie Kyss Mig (A.K.A. Kiss Me or With Every Heartbeat). We're gonna talk about... Character arcs!

Put on your gayest cowboy duds and throw your vintage convertible into reverse because we're kicking off our season of the Portrait survey's top 10 lesbian or queer films with the 80s sapphic classic, Desert Hearts. Some of the things we cover: CAY'S ENTRANCE!

We're back! And this season we'll be watching each of the top 10 films from Portrait of a Survey on Fire's favorite lesbian and queer films. First up: Desert Hearts!

For our season finale, we're joined by Portrait of a Survey on Fire's Baby Djojonegoro and Heather Petrocelli to talk about their process, preliminary findings, and some of the incredible responses their survey has received. Episode transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wLX-Wg6Yj-sm9avm8EHKzhn_cgscQrbFRggNEXE3q7o/edit?usp=sharing Links from the show: Now You See Me, Céline's New Yorker profile by Elif Batuman https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/02/07/celine-sciammas-quest-for-a-new-feminist-grammar-of-cinema Margaret and the Mystery of the Missing Body by Megan Milks https://www.feministpress.org/books-a-m/margaret-and-the-mystery-of-the-missing-body Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo https://www.malindalo.com/lastnight Ghosts (BBC original version, on HBO Max) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00049t9 Sort Of (on HBO Max) https://www.hbomax.com/series/urn:hbo:series:GYXBzZw5-GY53wwEAAAAG --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/poalof/message

It's time we talked about the most sapphic content SNL has ever aired: the Totino Pizza Roll trilogy, written by and starring Vanessa Bayer, co-written by Sarah Schneider and Chris Kelly with a key guest appearance by Kristen Stewart. We'll also discuss Act III's uncanny parallels with Portrait of a Lady on Fire. What are you hungry for? Episode transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19ozuSOBPHwzWXVUCmcyXaxV6ba7AG8FU8taB5MqbMu8/edit?usp=sharing Links from the show Every Totino's Ever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izhvfRP4DZo Just the KStew Totino's skit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4kpVO56OBU Vulture article and audio interview with CK & SS: https://www.vulture.com/2019/02/snl-totinos-sketches-vanessa-bayer-chris-kelly-sarah-schneider-interview.html Homemade tonic water recipe (adapted from Rainbow Grocery Co-op recipe) 1. Simmer, on low heat for 30 min, these things in 3 cups of water: 1/4 cup cinchona bark 1/4 cup citric acid 15 cardamom pods 10 allspice berries 10 cloves 2 tb dried lavender 1/4 tsp salt 2. Add the peeled zests of 2 oranges, 2 lemons, 2 limes, 2 grapefruits (or any combo of 2 or more citruses) and 3 chopped stalks of lemongrass to your mixture 3. Store in a sealed glass jar in the fridge for 3 days, shaking once or twice per day 4. Strain using a fine cheese cloth or coffee filter 5. Combine with simple syrup (2:1 cups of sugar to water - adjust to your personal taste) 6. Funnel into a bottle and store in the fridge --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/poalof/message

Now that 2021 is officially behind us, we asked you to take a look back and tell us what media carried you through the year. We also talk about how almost 1 out of 4 of us are "not a fan" of Carol(!) and whether our sapphic hopes for Tár will eventually be dashed by reality. Episode transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BsUcZuYjoDPr-H54QaWOzsA1TxaWv511MNJZrUWDTTQ/edit?usp=sharing Portrait of a Survey on Fire: https://portrait-survey.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/on-fire Media recommendations The Properties of Perpetual Light by Julian Aguon: https://www.julianaguon.com/tppl Yellowjackets on Showtime: https://www.sho.com/yellowjackets --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/poalof/message

We're wrapping up Carol Season and kicking off the new year with a look at the differences between the book, screenplay, and film; talking a bit about its notorious source, Patricia Highsmith; and recapping the movie (except the straight scenes because who cares). Stuff from the show: The Many Faces of Patricia Highsmith - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/19/t-magazine/patricia-highsmith-talented-mr-ripley.html Brandi Carlile's "Right on Time" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOpWqWK0q4U Cassandra Peterson's (a.k.a. Elvira's) autobiography Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark - https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/cassandra-peterson/yours-cruelly-elvira/9780306874352/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/poalof/message

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Today we're celebrating the 10th anniversary of Pariah, a gorgeous, sweet, and important film that follows a Brooklyn teenager trying to figure out who she is both with and apart from her friends and family. Dee Rees' debut was an instant and rare classic when it premiered in 2011: beautifully written, shot, and acted. Join us in relishing how great it holds up 10 years later. Episode transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xxtQiNuYVjMDKxqIgl2HG70UjINLzVJHxdcqgZFIgt0/edit?usp=sharing Related Links Guardian interview with Dee Rees: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/jul/16/dee-rees-on-her-debut-film-pariah-my-favourite-scene-is-the-dildo-scene-honestly Valerie Complex's "Revisiting Seminal LGBTQ Film Pariah": https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/revisiting-seminal-lgbtq-film-pariah/ They/Them: https://www.patagonia.com/stories/they-them/video-102573.html "Finding Julia Morgan": https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/finding-julia-morgan/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/poalof/message

We've got 10 films and TV shows (plus some honorable mentions) we're anticipating with, um, varying degrees of excitement. Join us as we discuss Tampa Baes, Passing, Dickinson, Kristen Stewart's gay ghost hunting show(???), and much more. And of course, as always, please let us know anything on your radar / from outside the US that we missed! Links for the shows and movies we mentioned 10. Tampa Baes https://www.amazon.com/Tampa-Baes-Season-1/dp/B09JQ8932T 9. Benedetta https://www.benedettamovie.com 8. Dickinson https://tv.apple.com/us/show/dickinson/umc.cmc.1ogyy5s2agasxa5qztabrlykn 7. Beauty https://www.netflix.com/title/81044100 6. The Humans https://a24films.com/films/the-humans 5. Wheel of Time https://www.amazon.com/Wheel-Time-Season-1/dp/B09F59CZ7R 4. Euphoria https://www.hbo.com/euphoria 3. Passing https://www.netflix.com/title/81424320 2. Under the Christmas Tree https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/under-the-christmas-tree 1. Kristen Stewart's gay ghost hunting show https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/5dgbzq/kristen-stewart-gay-ghost-hunting-tv-show Honorable/Honorary Mentions The 4400 https://www.cwtv.com/shows/4400/view-in-app/ Invasion https://tv.apple.com/us/show/invasion/umc.cmc.70b7z97fv7azfzn5baqnj88p6 Station Eleven https://www.instagram.com/station11onmax/ Media Recs The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/n-k-jemisin/the-city-we-became/9780316509855/ Spencer https://www.spencer-themovie.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/poalof/message

We noticed that the last episode put us over 70k plays! WHAT. Wow! To celebrate this milestone, we're gonna talk about the podcast itself and answer your questions about it. "But I thought this was a podcast about lesbian themes in films, TV, books, music, and anywhere else sapphics roam!" you say? Well, it's sapphic because we're sapphic. So, please enjoy this inherently sapphic conversation about podcasting! *Episode Transcript coming soon!* Stuff from the show: Melanin Intuitive Deck: http://melaninintuitive.com Zolita - “Somebody I F*cked Once”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy32_Z3kVms Our podcast gear doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h1Y_6ifnohA9L8-8YM4Nu03yRCIOVK3kSEq9toTBkF8/edit?usp=sharing Marco Arment's very comprehensive podcasting microphone review with audio clip tests for each mic! https://marco.org/podcasting-microphones --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/poalof/message

First, we provide instructions for creating your very own DIY (Dyke-It-Yourself) spirit board. Then...do you DARE join us as we summon a sapphic from BEYOND THE GRAVE (but within the California region)?? This kind spirit also gifted all who listen a VERY IMPORTANT Halloween message. Do not miss these wise words from the afterlife. Episode transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KGLGn4UNwVMx4BiocVr8XydZBlLNgJtHroLdBivrHRA/edit?usp=sharing --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/poalof/message

A live, in-person (masked!) discussion about Céline Sciamma's most recent feature film Petite Maman, which premiered at the Mill Valley Film Festival on Oct. 9. Try to catch it in a theater if you can! Here are the upcoming show dates to the best of our knowledge (some of which are virtual!): USA: 15 October (Chicago International Film Festival) USA: 23 October (Montclair Film Festival) USA: 26 October (Austin Film Festival) UK/Ireland: 19 Nov Sweden: 17 Dec Streaming on MUBI: 4 Feb 2022 Please let us know if there are any other dates we missed or if any of these are wrong! Episode Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rgwl5c_OGifESV9p0vdSdxZiqlAMAQmyzRaN5F1EIjI/edit?usp=sharing --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/poalof/message

It's the month that contains Halloween at the end of it, so OF COURSE we must fill the entire preceeding 30 days with creepy stuff. We kick things off by talking about our fave LESBIAN GHOSTS in their many manifestations. Our haaaaunting discussion will cover Rebecca (1940), The Uninvited (1944), Portrait of a Lady on Fire (you may have heard of it), The Haunting of Bly Manor, and "San Junipero". Also, big shout out to our fave queer horror consultant, Heather Petrocelli (@queerforfear on IG) for her support on this episode. (Don't forget to take her Portrait of a Lady on Fire survey!! http://onlinesurveys.ac.uk/on-fire) Heather's lesbian ghost / ghosts of lesbianism list Rebecca (1940) The Uninvited (1944) The Curse of the Cat People (1944) Sequel to Cat People (1942) The Haunting (1963) Ghost (1990) Mulholland Drive (2001) Hex (2004-2005) Gekijōban Zero / Fatal Frame: The Movie (2014) Alena (2015) Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020) Fear Street (particularly Part 3: 1666) (2021) Episode transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wtFl2mkFmGGDhWbI7zPpjokhpuF4IT01hPkUgYxMu3A/edit?usp=sharing Spoiler timestamps: Rebecca: 00:20:12 to 00:26:27 The Uninvited: 00:26:37 to 00:29:45 Portrait of a Lady on Fire: 00:33:07 to 00:36:41 Bly Manor: 00:37:07 to 00:45:11 "San Junipero": 00:49:10 to 00:51:01 Links from the show: Heather Petrocelli's "From Subtext to Text: Queered Gothic & Horror Film Throughout Time": https://youtu.be/NCNwAJe6vo0 In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado: https://carmenmariamachado.com/in-the-dream-house Wilder Girls by Rory Power: https://itsrorypower.com/books/wilder-girls/ The Celluloid Closet streaming options: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-celluloid-closet The Celluloid Closet book options: https://g.co/kgs/2L7rhG --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/poalof/message

Who makes up Portrait Nation? Where do we live? Why did this movie resonate with us and in what ways? How has it affected our lives? Baby Djojonegoro, Heather Petrocelli, and Amie Pascal have put together what they hope will be a far-reaching survey of the Portrait community in order to let the entertainment industry, other institutions and decision-makers, and the rest of the world know we exist and that we have voices and opinions that matter. Listen in on our conversation with Baby and Heather, and then please join us in filling out the survey, and help spread the word to others! Episode transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11TsU6gWTt0J0-g0a8r69Jbjl32CjaofXW6NrEvEgky4/edit?usp=sharing Take (and share!) the survey: https://portrait-survey.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/on-fire Follow @portraitofasurveyonfire for updates and more: https://www.instagram.com/portraitofasurveyonfire/ Baby's media recommendations 144: ESPN's documentary about the WNBA's 2020 season in the COVID bubble - https://www.espn.com/espnplus/player/_/id/23038582-4041-4778-b29a-ff70604c578a Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots - https://www.harpercollins.com/products/hench-natalie-zina-walschots?variant=33021717381154 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/poalof/message

We have reached into our sapphic mail satchel and retrieved mail about the following things: Is there any significance to the moments in Portrait of a Lady on Fire where we first learn Marianne, Héloïse, and Sophie's names? What are Noémie, Adèle, and Céline up to these days? A clarification about the "lesbians come out and get a toaster oven" joke. Doesn't Adèle sing in KOMPROMAT's "De mon âme à ton âme"? Thank you, thank you to Kana, @marianne_le_peintre, Baby, Elizabeth, and @shainalovesfood for these fun points of discussion.  Plus, media recommendations and a special listener-submitted GAYSMR! (Thanks, Mary!) Episode transcript: (This one's a hoot!) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YLOzO3OCL2Zjd_djeXG2D_nsMHLI48yas3NB7EPkqQg/edit?usp=sharing Show notes: L'Étang (the Pond): https://www.g-v.fr/en/shows/letang/ KOMPROMAT feat. Adèle Haenel in “De mon âme à ton âme”: https://youtu.be/6AtwuQSkwgY L'Enfer: https://flipscreened.com/2020/02/25/resurrecting-cluzots-lenfer-1964-in-2020/ Our World: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/206050/our-world-by-mary-oliver/ Bandsplain: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6SRyjaLZMrzFwH6ibPVumA --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/poalof/message

We're excited to finally interview Rose Dela Cruz, whose art ranges from doodles to comics to delicate watercolor paintings. As Portrait fans, we're lucky to have her fan art as part of the Portraitverse. Her imaginary scenes and character antics are funny and sweet and keep the POALOF fire burning. In the interview she shares the journal entry she wrote after she first watched Portrait, the weirdest job she's had, what inspired her to get into art in the first place, and more. Episode transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cJGCJkzmY7wJSPpq7BJmfsOJZ31Jf4CJOZuhO_fMBns/edit?usp=sharing Stuff we mentioned Instagram: http://instagram.com/rosedelacruzart/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rosedelacruzart Website: http://rosedelacruzart.com Noé in a bathtube: https://www.instagram.com/p/CBKIyoLpYN9/ "Beginning of the End": https://www.instagram.com/p/CFLvQQAJ0YP/ "A Piece that I Love": https://www.instagram.com/p/CH7A3vuJJYn/ Childhood trading card inspiration: https://www.rosedelacruzart.com/bio --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/poalof/message

Want to catch up on the first season of The L Word: Generation Q *very* quickly before Season 2 starts?? We're gonna untangle ALL THE PLOTS from Season 1 and talk about what might happen in Season 2.

Our resident historian Laura is back to answer some of your questions about nuns and #conventlife! Did women choose to go into convents? Were convents really places of female equality? Were women allowed out of the convent? In Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Héloïse says it's a life that has advantages. What were those "advantages" like? What else did they do for fun? WAS there fun?? OMG. SO MANY QUESTIONS. Plus, a special convent-esque GAYSMR. Links from the show: - Find Laura on Twitter: http://twitter.com/labhistorical - Nuns: a History of Convent Life by Silvia Evangelisti: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/nuns-9780199532056 - She-Ra and the Princesses of Power: https://www.netflix.com/title/80179762 - Episode transcript now available! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Zveb2mHa_KGH0andbjVyQJjxELJxXNtPrHl674geuBk/edit --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/poalof/message

In this episode, we attempt to answer some listener questions about Portrait of a Lady on Fire! Is the minimalism in costume and set design because it's mostly a memory? Are Marianne and Héloïse's fathers both dead? Is to be free to be alone? Why do Héloïse and Marianne hide in the cave to kiss? And a bonus question! If you could only have one for the rest of your life - fries or chips? (Includes all varieties.) ✨Queer media recommendations✨ Ellen and toaster ovens: https://lezwatchtv.com/about/toaster/ Miley Cyrus covers Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqoQY9bobow genera+ion: https://www.hbomax.com/series/urn:hbo:series:GYCb8twFvgMNNUAEAAAA1 The Bisexual: https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-bisexual | https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/the-bisexual Appropriate Behavior: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/appropriate-behavior Hacks: https://www.instagram.com/hets_explain_yourselves/ Loki: https://www.marvel.com/tv-shows/loki/1 Dykes Camera Action!: https://www.dykescameraaction.com The Tragedy of Heterosexuality by Jane Ward: https://nyupress.org/9781479851553/the-tragedy-of-heterosexuality/ Hets Explain Yourselves: https://www.instagram.com/hets_explain_yourselves It's About Damn Time by Arlan Hamilton: https://www.itsaboutdamntime.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/poalof/message

One of the things we've loved most about Portrait of a Lady on Fire as a phenomenon has been the fan art, and some of the most delightful fan art has come from Teryn, a.k.a. @badportraitfanart who, in their own words, has "never liked visual arts" and yet has made over 100 artworks to date, 99 of which are scenes from Portrait and are now available as a book. On top of that, they've donated all of the profits from their sales to queer non-profits, including the most recent, Lavender Library. Listen to find out more about how Portrait has impacted their life and why they are not a hot dog. Pieces mentioned Drugs in armpit scene: https://www.instagram.com/p/CHIzRMfAjiO/ Gallery scene collab with c.nv.s: https://www.instagram.com/p/CIOb2MuAqe6/ Bernie Sanders in Marianne's drawing class: https://www.instagram.com/p/CKWEe7AgO4w/ Marianne and Duolingo French on page 28: https://www.instagram.com/p/CGvSc1wA-rQ/ Current non-profit: Lavender Library https://www.lavenderlibrary.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/poalof/message

Our third co-host, Valerie Complex, joins us to talk about what went right and what went wrong with TWO movies this time: The Affair (also known as The Glass House) and I Care A Lot, both of which happen to be centered on yellow-haired women and brown-haired women who love each other and are either terrible people or have a mostly terrible existence. Enjoy! Follow Valerie! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ValerieComplex Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valerie_complex Follow us! Instagram: http://instagram.com/sapphiccultureclub Twitter: https://twitter.com/sapphicpodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/poalof/message

We're back! And what better way to kick things off than (Laurel FINALLY) GETTING TO SEE PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE IN A THEATER? (No offense, Hulu, Apple, Criterion DVD, or Criterion Blu-ray.) Big thanks again to Baby for putting this screening together. And a Sapphic bonus! Enjoy the first installment of our new segment, GAYSMR. The book Baby mentioned: The Sea of Light (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/327634/the-sea-of-light-by-jenifer-levin/) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/poalof/message

Retourne-toi, everybody. It's getting gayer.

For 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!

A 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?