Rust and Bone

2012 2h 3m FR

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 1,498

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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Put in charge of his young son, Ali leaves Belgium for Antibes to live with his sister and her husband as a family. Ali's bond with Stephanie, a killer whale trainer, grows deeper after Stephanie suffers a horrible accident.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Marion Cotillard
Stéphanie
Matthias Schoenaerts
Alain 'Ali' van Versch
Armand Verdure
Sam
Céline Sallette
Louise
Corinne Masiero
Anna
Bouli Lanners
Martial
Jean-Michel Correia
Richard
Yannick Choirat
Simon

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jacques Audiard
Writers: Thomas Bidegain, Jacques Audiard, Craig Davidson
Languages: French, Polish, English
Countries: France, Belgium, Italy

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, Polish, English.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: France, Belgium, Italy.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jacques Audiard, shot by Stéphane Fontaine. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alexandre Desplat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Juliette Welfling shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Marion Cotillard and Matthias Schoenaerts and Armand Verdure carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2053425 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Jacques Audiard directs. Stéphane Fontaine behind the camera. Alexandre Desplat scores. Juliette Welfling cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in France, Belgium, Italy. Dialogue in French, Polish, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 14 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, Polish, English.
3International production across 3 countries: France, Belgium, Italy.
4Directed by Jacques Audiard, shot by Stéphane Fontaine. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Alexandre Desplat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Juliette Welfling shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Marion Cotillard and Matthias Schoenaerts and Armand Verdure carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt2053425 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Stéphane Fontaine
Original score: Alexandre Desplat
Editing: Juliette Welfling
Production design: Michel Barthélémy
Costume design: Virginie Montel
Makeup / hair: Frédérique Ney
VFX supervisor: Cédric Fayolle
Runtime: 123 min · 2h 3m
Status: Released
Budget: $15,400,000
Box office: $25,762,027
Return: 167% of budget
Original language: FR
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Rust and Bone (2012)

Awards

César Award for Best Editing
César Award for Best Adaptation
César Award for Best Music Written for a Film

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tmdb154355192021-04-30
★ 9/10
Marion Cotillard and Matthias Schoenaerts stun in this exceptional drama/romance. Driven by intense inner demons, Schoenaerts destroys everything around him, only to build it back up in a gripping climax that nearly had me in tears. This was amazing. I have loved everything that I've seen Schoenaerts in and I look forward to exploring more.
CinemaSerf2024-04-14
★ 7/10
"Alain" (Matthias Schoenaerts) is a bit of a drifter who must look after his young son "Sam" (Armand Verdure). They head to Antibes where they will live with his sister and where he hopes to get a job. He's no slacker - he's not into drugs or booze and so manages to get a job as a nightclub bouncer. He also augments his income with some bare-knuckle fighting thanks to his manager "Martial" (Bouli Lanners). It's a terrible accident at the local marine park that introduces him to "Stéphanie" (Marion Cotillard). Thanks to this accident she has been left without her lower legs, and slowly the pair begin to bond. He is soon helping her with her mobility and a visit to the beach allows her to swim - a freedom she enjoys. A few prosthetic limbs later and she is much more mobile, a little more content and their relationship starts to become more physical. Ostensibly it's just sex, but as she begins to manage his boxing activities both find the casualness of that relationship isn't maybe what they want for the future. All the while, "Alain" is having to maintain a relationship with his young son and the story rather inconclusively ends in a scenario for that relationship that comes perilously close to disaster. To be honest, not a great deal happens here. It's a gradual development of their characterisation and in that it proves quite engaging. Both of these individuals have their flaws, and it's their burgeoning rapport that is enabling a degree of self-assessment and prioritisation. Cotillard is throughly convincing and her opposite number does all that is required of his less developed, but still pretty poignant role. There is something everyday about this film, the story - though exaggerated for dramatic purposes - does ring true and though one or two of the sub-plots just clutter it up, it's a solid story well told.