

Ammonite
In 1840s England, palaeontologist Mary Anning and a young woman sent by her husband to convalesce by the sea develop an intense relationship. Despite the chasm between their social spheres and personalities, Mary and Charlotte discover they can each offer what the other has been searching for: the realisation that they are not alone. It is the beginning of a passionate and all-consuming love affair that will defy all social bounds and alter the course of both lives irrevocably.
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6.9/10
662 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- —
- Box office
- $1.4M
- Language
- English
- beach
- paleontology
- affectation
- melancholy
- paleontologist
- biography
- grief
- lesbian relationship
- period drama
- miscarriage
- lgbt
- fossil
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR13 Nov 2020
- Digital / OTT4 Dec 2020
United KingdomGB
- PremiereBFI London Film Festival17 Oct 2020
- Digital / OTT1526 Mar 2021
- Theatrical (limited)1517 May 2021
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalMA15+14 Jan 2021
- Digital / OTTMA15+1 Mar 2021
CanadaCA
- PremiereRToronto International Film Festival11 Sept 2020
- PremiereRCalgary International Film Festival (CIFF)24 Sept 2020
- PremiereRCinéfest Sudbury26 Sept 2020
- PremiereRVancouver International Film Festival3 Oct 2020
- Digital / OTTR4 Dec 2020
- TVRSuper Écran11 Mar 2021
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical (limited)1813 Nov 2020
BrazilBR
- Digital / OTT14VOD2 Jun 2021
CzechiaCZ
- Digital / OTT12+17 Sept 2021
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1520 May 2021
FranceFR
- Digital / OTTUMyCanal7 Jul 2021
- PhysicalDVD5 Oct 2021
GermanyDE
- Theatrical124 Nov 2021
IrelandIE
- Theatrical16Dublin Film Festival4 Mar 2021
IsraelIL
- Theatrical1624 Jun 2021
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Ammonite was released on 13 November 2020.
Audience reviews
4- S8/10
SWITCH.
11/15/2020
Much like its protagonist, 'Ammonite' is a film that initially keeps you at a distance - but this is a deliberate decision, one that makes the embrace of the final act all the more powerful. This isn't a sweeping story of passionate love, but a journey back <i>to</i> love, and a journey with an unexpected destination. Perhaps what Mary is looking for - the true fossil she is trying to uncover within herself - is not …
- P9/10
Peter McGinn
5/19/2021
As entertainment, I enjoyed watching Ammonite. The protagonist, Mary Anning, is an intriguing woman. She is prickly and somewhat anti-social, at least to strangers. Yet she puts up with oppressive behavior by her mother, perhaps to keep the peace or because they are family. She is dedicated to her pursuit of science through paleontology, but also pays the bills by creating what amount to trinkets to sell to tourists.…
- C6/10
CinemaSerf
3/27/2022
This is a beautifully crafted piece of work from Francis Lee and Stéphane Fontaine that depicts the rather downtrodden existence of 19th century English paleontologist Mary Anning (Kate Winslet) who spends much of her time combing the beach for shells and fossils that she restores and sells in a small shop she shares with her ailing mother (Gemma Jones). The arrival of the enthusiastic Roderick Murchison (James McArd…
- B2/10
beyondthecineramadome
6/20/2022
Full review: <a>https://www.tinakakadelis.com/beyond-the-cinerama-dome/2021/12/28/between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place-ammonite-review<a> Despite the fact that production and filming began prior to Celine Sciamma’s exquisite _Portrait of a Lady on Fire_, Francis Lee’s _Ammonite_ was released after it and cannot escape the comparison. The two films are similar in that both take place in secluded oceanside locales, focus…
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