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Aug 25, 2020 · Ammonite - Official Trailer. 1.4M views 3 years ago. 1840s England, acclaimed but overlooked fossil hunter Mary Anning and a young woman sent to convalesce by the sea develop an intense rela...
Aug 25, 2020 · AMMONITE Trailer (2020) Saoirse Ronan, Kate Winslet Movie. ONE Media Coverage. 1.42M subscribers. 28K. 2M views 3 years ago. AMMONITE Trailer (2020) Saoirse Ronan, Kate Winslet, Drama Movie ...
Dec 4, 2020 · US Release Date: December 4, 2020 Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Kate Winslet, Fiona Shaw, Gemma Jones Directed By: Francis Lee Synopsis: 1840s England, acclaimed but overlooked fossil hunter Mary ...
Nov 13, 2020 · Ammonite: Directed by Francis Lee. With Sarah White, Liam Thomas, Sam Parks, Kate Winslet. 1840s England, acclaimed but overlooked fossil hunter Mary Anning and a young woman sent to convalesce by the sea develop an intense relationship, altering both of their lives forever.
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In the 1840s, fossil collector Mary Anning lives with her ailing mother Molly, who helps Mary run a small shop in Lyme Regis, Dorset. Mary spends the early mornings on the beach at low tide in search of fossils for the shop, with tiny ammonitesbeing her most common find. When she returns, she helps her mother wash and polish a collection of eight a...
Kate Winslet as Mary AnningSaoirse Ronan as Charlotte MurchisonFiona Shaw as Elizabeth PhilpotIn December 2018, it was announced Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan had joined the cast of the film, with Francis Lee directing the screenplay he wrote. Iain Canning, Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly and Emile Sherman serve as producers with See-Saw Films, BBC Films and the British Film Institute. In March 2019, Fiona Shaw announced her role in the film. In Ma...
In February 2019, Lionsgate and Transmission Films acquired UK and Australian distribution rights to Ammonite, respectively. In January 2020, Neon acquired US and Canadian distribution rights to the film for $3 million. Ammonite was set to world premiere at that year's Cannes Film Festival, prior to its cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It...
Box office
In its opening weekend the film grossed $87,552 from 280 cinemas.
Critical response
On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 69% based on 252 reviews, with an average rating of 6.7/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "The chemistry between Saoirse Ronan and a never-better Kate Winslet helps Ammonite transcend its period romance trappings." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 72 out of 100, based on 41 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Katie Rife of The A.V. Club gave the film a B− for a lack o...
Historical accuracy
There is no evidence as to Anning's sexuality in real life, and the film's historical accuracy has been questioned. Two of Anning's distant relatives were reported as having differing views on the decision to depict her as a lesbian, with Lorraine Anning supporting the film, but Barbara Anning criticizing the choice. Lee defended his decision, saying in a series of tweets, "After seeing queer history be routinely 'straightened' throughout culture, and given a historical figure where there is...
Ammonite at IMDbAmmonite at BBC FilmAmmonite at the British Film Institute[better source needed]Nov 13, 2020 · Ammonite | Rotten Tomatoes. TRAILER. Fandango at Home Prime Video. Rent Ammonite on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video. The chemistry between...
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Official Trailer 2. In the 1840s, acclaimed self-taught palaeontologist Mary Anning works alone on the wild and brutal Southern English coastline of Lyme Regis. The days of her famed discoveries behind her, she now hunts for common fossils to sell to rich tourists to support herself and her ailing widowed mother.
