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Ashes and Blood
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Wikipedia article
'Ashes and Blood' is a 2009 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Fanny Ardant. It was given a special screening at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.
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.[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film-reviews/ashes-and-blood-film-review-1003987217.story Ashes and Blood -- Film Review] Hollywood Reporter. 24 June 2009
Cast
* Ronit Elkabetz as Judith
* Abraham Belaga as Pashko
* Marc Ruchmann as Ismal
* Claire Bouanich as Mira
* Fanny Ardant
* Zoltn Butuc as Fianc de Judith
* Mdlina Constantin
* Oana Pellea
* Olga Tudorache
* Rzvan Vasilescu
* Ion Besoiu
Reception
'Libration' 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, Mdlina Constantin."[https://archive.today/20110721010321/http://front.liberation.fr/cinema/0101589629-cendres-de-gravite Cendres de gravit] Libration. 9 September 2009. French
References
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