Ashes and Blood | |
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Directed by | Fanny Ardant |
Written by | Fanny Ardant Ismail Kadare |
Produced by |
Paulo Branco Tudor Giurgiu |
Starring | Ronit Elkabetz |
Cinematography | Gérard de Battista |
Edited by | Célia Lafitedupont |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Countries | France Romania Portugal |
Languages | French Romanian |
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. [1]
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. [2]
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." [3]
Ashes and Blood | |
---|---|
Directed by | Fanny Ardant |
Written by | Fanny Ardant Ismail Kadare |
Produced by |
Paulo Branco Tudor Giurgiu |
Starring | Ronit Elkabetz |
Cinematography | Gérard de Battista |
Edited by | Célia Lafitedupont |
Release date |
|
Running time | 105 minutes |
Countries | France Romania Portugal |
Languages | French Romanian |
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. [1]
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. [2]
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." [3]