| Ashes and Blood | |
| Director: | Fanny Ardant |
| Producer: | Paulo Branco Tudor Giurgiu |
| Starring: | Ronit Elkabetz |
| Cinematography: | Gérard de Battista |
| Editing: | Célia Lafitedupont |
| Runtime: | 105 minutes |
| Country: | France Romania Portugal |
| Language: | French Romanian |
Ashes and Blood (French: '''Cendres et sang''') is a 2009 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Fanny Ardant. It was given a special screening at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
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.[2]
Libération 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, Mădălina Constantin."[3]