In the 1830s, Mary Anning (Kate Winslet), whose standing as a prominent paleontologist is rarely acknowledged by male colleagues, begins a love affair with the depressed wife (Saoirse Ronan) of a geologist. As in his far superior Godās Own Country (2017), Francis Lee offers a gay romance in tortured environs, this time between historical figures who, in Leeās imagination, were more than friends. Winslet is great as a woman whoās built a mental fortress around her, and the film looks meticulously conceivedā¦ but itās also dramatically inert.
2021-Britain-Australia. 120 min. Color. Written and directed byĀ Francis Lee. Costume Design:Ā Michael O’Connor.Ā Cast: Kate Winslet (Mary Anning), Saoirse Ronan (Charlotte Murchison), Fiona Shaw (Elizabeth Philpot), Gemma Jones, James McArdle, Alec Secareanu.
European Film Awards: Best Costume Design.
