Why ‘Ammonite’ Director Francis Lee Says the Story of a 19th Century Paleontologist Is So Personal
Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan star in a quiet, restrained, unromantic story of a woman who excelled despite poverty and a scant education.
Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan star in a quiet, restrained, unromantic story of a woman who excelled despite poverty and a scant education.
Francis Lee’s new drama stars Ronan and Winslet as emotionally damaged women drawn together in 1840s England.
“I felt the proudest I’ve ever felt doing a love scene on ‘Ammonite,'” the Oscar winner says about her new film.
The director of “God’s Own Country” returns with a new drama that’s already backed by Cannes, Telluride, and TIFF.
“Ammonite” would’ve world-premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, but now will have to enter the very crowded fall circuit.
“It is not the film I intended or made,” Francis Lee wrote about the censorship of his film.
“Ammonite” is the latest from “God’s Own Country” writer-director Francis Lee.
The period drama marks the first onscreen collaboration between the two actresses.
There is no “I can’t quit you” moment in writer/director Francis Lee’s expertly crafted cinematic debut.