Haven't had a chance to watch any lately but I will post a rating for Portrait of a Lady on Fire awhile because I saw that one in the last year
The reductionist in me wants to say this fulfills the expected tropes of a gay period drama (and the cynic in me feels like it wasn't a coincidence that Ammonite came out within a year of it). That's of course discounting everything this film does right, which is, of course, a lot. Cline Sciamma (who also directed Tomboy, an LGBT movie I loved for largely similar reasons that this succeeds) specializes in slow, long shots that emphasize the longing desire of its characters. In Tomboy, it was the longing of the main character to be seen as a boy. In Portrait of a Lady on Fire, it's the longing to simply be seen, by each other. The whole film focuses on that idea of seeing and being seen; the basic concept is about painting a portrait, an act that specifically requires extended periods of simply staring at another and recognizing their features.
I don't know that this film is one I'd want to watch multiple times. Maybe years later to look back, but the slow pacing and buildup also make it something that's difficult to just sit down and watch for the fun of it. It didn't hit me as hard as Tomboy did, and I found myself more in a position of "I respect this" than "I enjoy it."
I want to give it an 8.5 but I'll round down to an 8/10
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