Ashes and Blood
6.2 /10 1 Votes
Director Fanny Ardant Duration Country France
Romania
Portugal | 6/10 IMDb Genres Drama, World cinema Language French
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Writer Paolo Sorrentino , Ismail Kadare Release date May 2009 (2009-05) Producers Paulo Branco, Tudor Giurgiu Cast Ronit Elkabetz (Judith), Abraham Belaga (Pashko), Marc Ruchmann (Ismaël), Claire Bouanich (Mira), Olga Tudorache (Venera), Ion Besoiu (Timos)Similar movies Fanny Ardant directed Ashes and Blood and Obsessive Rhythms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ashes and Blood (French: Cendres et sang) is a 2009 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Fanny Ardant. It was given a special screening at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.
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Plot
A widow, Judith returns to Marseille with her children for the wedding of her sister-in-law. Judith's husband was murdered in a vendetta-killing a decade earlier. In keeping with the Greek tragedy tradition of the film, violent family rivalries unravel with fatal consequences.
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Reception
Libération described it as "stunning, magnificent, beautiful and dazzling". The newspaper also remarked it was a remarkable achievement for a directorial debut, continuing to praise the strength of the cinematography. The newspaper also praised the casting, "the great Ronit Elkabetz is a tremendous credit, as well as the Romanian revelation, Mădălina Constantin."
References
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