![]() ![]() Though one might argue that this is not the case, that the women chose for themselves to be romantically involved, there is very little substance in the plot that makes it seem this way: ultimately, the two seem drawn together by their congruent loneliness, rather than by their unbridled passion. From a very literal perspective, Mary and Charlotte’s relationship is directly incited by Charlotte’s husband’s decision to pay Mary a fee to visit with her. Ammonite is like Portrait of a Lady on Fire but crafted to suit a man’s world, wherein queer relationships between women are permitted by men and where their autonomy is dictated by patriarchal constructs. More similarities lie within very basic aspects of the films including both of their use of the ocean in their setting for its romantic and powerful imagery.Īlthough it is clear that much of Ammonite is similar to Portrait of a Lady on Fire, where the two films differ is exactly wherein Ammonite’s flaws lay. These working women both fall in love with the helpless queer women who have been forced into heteronormativity by their social contexts. Both Marianne and Mary assume typically male lead roles, working as independent women in time periods when that autonomy would have been considered abnormal. As Marianne paints Heloise, the two fall more and more in love, with Marianne capturing Heloise the most accurately in the peak of their romance.įrom a very basic perspective, many aspects of this plot align with Ammonite. The painter, Marianne, is hired as a “companion” for the mistress Heloise, painting her portrait in secret from memory. The film tells the story of a portrait painter who is tasked with depicting a newly engaged woman who refuses to sit for any artist’s efforts. Portrait of a Lady on Fire also took a similar approach to portraying a queer, historical romance. After taking care of Charlotte, feelings end up developing between the two characters, resulting in a queer love affair between the working woman and the dismal housewife. Murchison, Charlotte, falls very ill in Mary’s care. After taking a standoffish trip to the shore with Mary and bathing, briefly, in the cold water, Mrs. Murchison decides that his depressed wife needs to get out of the house and needs to do so by accompanying Mary as well. ![]() ![]() Murchison comes along, asking to be brought on one of Mary’s excursions to the shore, to work alongside her for a day. She has moved on from her more well-known discoveries onto selling fossils to tourists that come through to visit. Ammonite takes place in the British area of Lyme, wherein Mary works as a stand out paleontologist, distinguished not only by her skill and knowledge of the field but also by her gender. ![]()
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