The French drama Rust and Bone explores the lives of two adults who are drawn to each other while dealing with the misfortunes that have befallen them. Pieced together from a book of short stories of the same name by Canadian author Craig Davidson, director (and co-writer) Jacques Audiard and co-writer Thomas Bidegain have created a compelling narrative. Rust and Bone also features exquisite performances by Matthias Schoenaerts and Marion Cotillard (who snagged a lot of award nominations for the role).
Unemployed Alain (Schoenaerts) brings his young son Sam (Armand Verdure) to Antibes, France where they can crash at his sister Anna's (Corinne Masiero) house. (Audiard purposefully avoids explaining any of Alain’s backstory, preferring to focus the story on the present.) Anna, who has her own issues from stealing expired food from the grocery store she works at, feels overwhelmed at having to take care of Sam since Alain...
Unemployed Alain (Schoenaerts) brings his young son Sam (Armand Verdure) to Antibes, France where they can crash at his sister Anna's (Corinne Masiero) house. (Audiard purposefully avoids explaining any of Alain’s backstory, preferring to focus the story on the present.) Anna, who has her own issues from stealing expired food from the grocery store she works at, feels overwhelmed at having to take care of Sam since Alain...
- 3/19/2013
- by John Keith
- JustPressPlay.net
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