Spoiler Specials: Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Published: Feb. 14, 2020, 3 p.m.

b'On the Spoiler Special podcast, Slate critics discuss movies, the occasional TV show, and, once in a blue moon, another podcast, in full spoiler-filled detail. This week, Dana Stevens is joined by June Thomas and Dan Kois to discuss Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Marianne is hired to paint H\\xe9lo\\xefse\\u2019s wedding portrait. But H\\xe9lo\\xefse can\\u2019t know she\\u2019s being painted. As the two grow closer, will Marianne come clean? Will their feelings affect the painting that\\u2019s supposed to be sent to H\\xe9lo\\xefse\\u2019s potential husband? What happens when the job is finished?\\n\\nYou can read Dana Stevens\\u2019 review here.\\nYou can read Matthew Dessem\\u2019s piece about the film\\u2019s music here.\\n\\nNote: As the title indicates, spoilers galore.\\n\\nEmail us at spoilers@slate.com.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'