Francis Lee’s sensational biopic of palaeontology pioneer Mary Anning reimagines her erotic encounter with a woman trapped in a stifling marriage.
It is odd to reflect that Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan had not featured in a film together before this one. Ammonite unites them at last, with Winslet as palaeontologist Mary Anning, collecting specimens along Dorset’s Jurassic Coast. She is entrusted to care for Charlotte, the young wife of a wealthy tourist. Initially they clash but despite differences of class and personality a bond grows between them compelling the two women to determine the true nature of their relationship. Francis Lee also directed the bleak and beautiful ‘God’s Own Country in 2017. Expect suppressed emotions and scandal set against the rugged and magnificent southern coastline.
UK 2020 Francis Lee 120m
