rthstewart | Mary Anning in film

So, actually, there have been several films, I think, about Mary Anning, a person obviously near and dear to me (and my fictional construct in TSG, Mary Anning Russell). Somewhere on my phone I have selfies of me and Anning's finds at the Natural HIstory Museum in London and I think, at the time, there was a bust or some plaque?

So, at least 4 people have pointed something unbelievable, critically important.
THERE'S A NEW MARY ANNING FILM COMING, and it sounds AMAZING. Here's the blurb that went around on Friday and Saturday, this one taken from Variety:

Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan are starring in the independent historical drama “Ammonite,” a story inspired by the life of fossil hunter Mary Anning.

The story is set in 1840s England, when Anning and a young woman sent to convalesce by the sea develop an intense relationship, altering both of their lives forever. Anning is credited with making key scientific discoveries in the Jurassic marine fossil beds in the cliffs along the English Channel.

Francis Lee is set to direct. Lee’s critically acclaimed freshman feature, gay Yorkshire romance “God’s Own Country,” premiered at Sundance in 2017 as the only British film in competition and won the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Directing, as well as the prize for best film at the British Independent Film Awards.

“Ammonite” is a See-Saw Films production by Iain Canning and Emile Sherman, whose credits include “Widows,” “Lion” and “The King’s Speech, alongside Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly (“Lady Macbeth”). See-Saw developed the drama with the British Film Institute and BBC Films. Principal photography is set for March.

Mary Anning, fossils, and queer. WOW. So excited.

and in my fic head, Mary Anning Russell is up in Aslan's Country and boy is she pissed.

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OH WOW

*adds to 'To Watch' list right after 'Agora'*

I read a book called Ammonite (in the LGBT genre) several years ago and saw a notice about the movie the other day I thought it was going to be a movie based on that book. Which sounded amazing but also weird because it was a rather narrow market that probably ever heard of it.
When I learned it wasn't about that, but about the fossil hunter, I was disappointed, but now am also interested?

I didn't realized there'd been other films about her, but there's a book Remarkable Creatures about her that was good.
I think now I've upgraded from interested to excited.

I still want a movie about the women on planet Jeep though. (LOL)

Edited 2018-12-17 01:56 (UTC)

I've not seen the other films but I remember there was one a few years ago that was, predictably, focused on some sort of love triangle. I didn't bother as I figured it would infuriate me. Sign me up for Planet Jeep, though.

Mary Anning Russel is up in Aslan's Country and boy is she pissed.

You know, that could probably be a prompt on the 3SF...

That's assuming I could find it. I'm about 18 hours behind on 3SF as I've been baking all weekend and have hardly done any fills, though I did see a couple that suggested my alternate ending -- the direction I've decided to take TSG, which I suggested in that one fill with Edmund. (I also put something up in response to a comment in the last posted chapter of AW and there's a whole bunch of back and forth with some readers about it). But I"m now reviewing something. My hope is to get caught up tomorrow maybe? Hoping...

Edited 2018-12-17 02:27 (UTC)