Rate: 8.5/10
Yes, I am reviewing another lesbian period piece, but can you blame me? Almost all the popular lesbian movies are all-period pieces. What am I supposed to do?? This movie is about a paleontologist named Mary Anning; she is well known in the scientific community through her study of geology and paleontology. Surprise, this lady was also confirmed. Mary Anning, actually she, even discovered the ichthyosaur, so yes, a lesbian woman has made us understand paleontology to a higher level, period. Anyway, the movie brings along a couple, The Murchison's. Roderick Murchison is a scientist and wants to learn from Mary, so he pays a bunch of money for her to teach him about paleontology. So, she does exactly, but we are introduced to Roderick Murchison's wife, Charlotte Murchison. We find out Charollete is severely depressed or what they used to call melancholia. So being the irresponsible and terrible husband Mr.Murchison is, he asked Mary if she would be willing to care for Charlotte, and for money, Mary agreed. So their story evolves from there. As the two become closer and closer, a bond happens through the exploration of nature. The movie has many earthy blue tones associated with the sea. With little speech in the film, they somehow create a strong bond. Through Francis Lee's way of filmmaking with various zooms of the face, mouth, and rocks, it could communicate many expressions without the women even talking. The look of wanting across Mary Anne's face, the beginning of jealousy, the look of sadness, and nurturing are all presented in the movie. This is what makes the film so well done, a true earthy masterpiece. Yes, we can also talk about the beautiful actors who played in the movie. I mean, Kate Winslet literally played this role so well. I like how there was an age gap that indeed shows how a lesbian dynamic might have been in the past. The movie overall did great with the sexual tension. I mean the buildup with the simple touch of a hand. A simple compliment of her being "the prettiest one in the room" was perfect. I suggest you could tell how Mary was trying to suppress her feelings for Mrs.Murchison, maybe because of the age difference or perhaps because she knows it is wrong to act on these feelings. However, soon it just takes control over her. It shows that one can really suppress "gayness," if that makes sense? So if you like someone, just go for it! I also like that when Mary explained the creature vertebrate to Mrs.Murchsion, it was her passion. We can see that love transcends whenever she and Mrs.Murhcison have sex for the first time. Also, while Mary was giving her "head," there was a close-up shot of the fossil head, which further concludes that Mary's passion for Mrs.Murchison is deep and meaningful to her. I love this movie overall, and it deserves more recognition! I genuinely love the portrait shots of the film. It's just a cinematic masterpiece and reminded me a lot of a lady in a portrait on fire.
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