![]() We don’t get a complete idea of who Charlotte really is. Ronan’s Charlotte, in comparison, could appear underwritten, considering the impact she will actually leave in the plot. It is an absorbing character sketch, richly rendered by a master actress in what is definitely her most consummate performance in years. It is almost as if Lee finds a likeness between the character and the fossils she deals with - worn out and yet quietly bearing every storm. Winslet gets to essay Mary as a weather-beaten survivor, almost battered by the ravages of time. Absorbing as the relationship drama is, one does notice an imbalance of sort in the characterisation of the two protagonists. Lee’s storytelling primarily revolves around the two women, and he has invested a lot of effort in drawing up emotional details. He also purchases an ammonite that Mary found at the sea shore. She has seen better days professionally, and when a wealthy geologist approaches Mary to entrust her with the job of looking after his ailing wife Charlotte (Ronan) while he is away on tour, she cannot afford to say no. Lee borrows from an unsubstantiated slice of Mary’s life to set up his narrative.Īs the film begins, Mary is struggling to make ends meet. Lee’s script is based in England of the 1800s and narrates the story of Mary Anning (Winslet), a fossil collector and palaeontologist who gained fame for her fossil findings along the English Channel. ![]() Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan play out an intense romance in Francis Lee’s bleak new arthouse effort that weaves fiction and speculation into a fabric of facts. ![]() ![]() Ammonite (film on BookMyShow Stream) Cast: Kate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Jones, James McArdle Direction: Francis Lee Rating: * * * (three stars) ![]()
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