Ammonite (2020)
Mary Anning is a goddess among enthusiasts of prehistoric life. This lady discovered a plethora of very important fossils along the British coast in the area of Lyme Regis, among others pterodactyls, ichtyosaurs, plesiosaurs and countless ammonites. But because it was the 19th century, she was never eligible to join the ranks of the (male) scientists in London and only received credit for her incredible work after her death. Nowadays we know better, fortunately. 'Ammonite' is a fictional tale of a time in Mary Anning's life, after her most well-known discoveries and relatively shortly before her untimely death at the age of 47 due to breast cancer. Mary (Kate Winslet) is mostly looking for fossils to sell in the small shop she and her dismissive mother run, trying to get by. Into town waltzes an enthusiastic young man by the name of Roderick Murchison who turns out to be an admirer or Mary's work. He is planning on leaving abroad for a tour, yet his wife (Saoirse Ron...
