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Thursday, 17 January 2013

PREVIEW: Rust and Bone (15)


Rust and Bone is the powerful, all-involving story of romance and tragedy. 

Homeless, penniless Ali arrives in northern France to seek refuge with his sister, Anna. In tow is Sam, the five-year-old son who he barely knows. While Anna and her friends look after Sam, Ali finds work as a nightclub bouncer. It's here that he encounters the beautiful, self-assured Stephanie, who works at the local Marineland, training killer whales. After a terrible tragedy leaves her with both legs amputated, Stephanie gradually finds the courage to go on living trough transcendent moments spent with Ali - a man with precious little pity, but an enormous love of life.


Rust and Bone is the latest film offering from Jacques Audiard who directed A Prophet, his new film features outstanding performances from Marion Cotillard and Matthias Schoenaerts.  The tale is one which will impact all who watch it, the story is beautiful yet harsh and shows the audience a fierce love story.  

The film was screened at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and received early positive critical reactions. Audiard was praised 'for the way he takes melodramatic convention and bends it to his own particular sensibility, delivering a powerful tale about the reminders we all carry of the pains that have formed us' and Cotillard's work was found to be 'incredible, nuanced and real' (HitFix). 

The film has been receiving critical acclaim since it hit our screens which is seen in the nominations is has received Nominated for two Golden Globe awards - Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture, Best Foreign Language Film - and two BAFTAs - Film Not In The English Language, Leading Actress.


*a passionate and moving love story which surges out of the screen like a flood tide ... its candour and force are matched by the commitment and intelligence of its two leading players* The Guardian 

*a strong, emotionally replete experience, and also a tour de force of directorial button pushing.* The New York Times

Watch the trailer below:



Don't miss your chance to see Rust and Bone: Friday 18th at 7.45pm, Saturday at 19th at 10.45am & 7.45pm and Monday 21st at 2pm.

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