AMMONITE
In cinemas January 21, 2021
Written & Directed by: Francis Lee
Starring: Kate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Jones and Fiona Shaw
Official Selection: Cannes Film Festival 2020
Official Selection: Toronto International Film Festival 2020
Official Selection: London Film Festival 2020
In 1800s England, acclaimed but unrecognized fossil hunter Mary Anning (Kate Winslet) works alone on the rugged Southern coastline. With the days of her famed discoveries behind her, she now searches for common fossils to sell to tourists to support herself and her ailing mother. When a wealthy visitor entrusts Mary with the care of his wife Charlotte Murchison (Saoirse Ronan), she cannot afford to turn his offer down. Proud and relentlessly passionate about her work, Mary initially clashes with her unwelcome guest, but despite the distance between their social class and personalities, an intense bond begins to develop, compelling the two women to determine the true nature of their relationship.
Note: RRP listed is for a double pass
Feedback/Comments
Great cast performances & Fantastic cinematically, however storyline did not reach its potential
Really enjoyed the film
A bit slow to establish to narrative but over all an enjoyable film.
An enjoyable film, nothing too deep
Great acting but rather slow at times. Graphic sex scenes not really necessary, as not relevant to story and relationship not true about the fossil hunter.
Lovely film
Movie was a little slow at times but overall quite enjoyable.
Slowly developing story about a taciturn female paleontologist who has a smouldering affair with a young married woman. The main character was so sour you wonder why anyone would be attracted to her. Great cinematography and acting but the story develops too slowly and the love scenes are unnecessarily graphic contributing nothing to a very thin storyline. I am not really sure what the writer was trying to say.
i want to see it again, the narrative and performances were wonderfully interesting