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As much a timeless love story as a document of a hidden historical chapter, Ammonite—Francis Lee’s eagerly anticipated follow-up to God’s Own Country—digs deep into the past to reveal truths ripe for unearthing. Self-trained paleontologist Mary Anning (Kate Winslet) knew the secret language of the wind-whipped seaside cliffs of Dorset, and only to her did the silent landscape reveal its past. In 19th century England, during an era when women could neither vote nor hold membership in the scientific societies of the day, Anning was obliged to sell foraged fossils to support her groundbreaking research, her mother, and herself. When she is hired on as a companion for Charlotte Murchison (Saoirse Ronan), the young wife of a visiting geologist, another secret language is born: of shared loneliness, intimacy, and unquenchable desire. Winslet’s simmering, understated portrait of Mary is as powerful as the landscape itself, and Ronan’s Charlotte provides the tidal force that unleashes the wellspring of passion.
A Telluride Film Festival selection
See also: MVFF Conversation: Kate Winslet, Tribute & MVFF Award