What's in a face? Where does the Artist's Gaze end and the Female Gaze begin when the Artist is a Woman? Is the Artist's job Truth or Beauty? Questions were racing through my mind watching Celine Sciamma's PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE (2019). What is between the distance of subject and art? Projection? Is art a one-way street? The film is shot in beautiful 1.85:1, perfect for faces and eyes, making us feel there–a remarkable achievement for a director whose work mostly takes place in present day.