Ashes and Blood

2009 film

  • May 2009 (2009-05)
Running time
105 minutesCountriesFrance
Romania
PortugalLanguagesFrench
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]

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.[2]

Cast

  • Ronit Elkabetz as Judith
  • Abraham Belaga as Pashko
  • Marc Ruchmann as Ismaël
  • Claire Bouanich as Mira
  • Fanny Ardant
  • Zoltán Butuc as Fiancé de Judith
  • Mădălina Constantin
  • Oana Pellea
  • Olga Tudorache
  • Răzvan Vasilescu
  • Ion Besoiu

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."[3]

References

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Ashes and Blood". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
  2. ^ Ashes and Blood -- Film Review Hollywood Reporter. 24 June 2009
  3. ^ «Cendres» de gravité Libération. 9 September 2009. French

External links

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