Bones & All

Bones and All is a 2022 coming-of-age romantic horror road film directed by Luca Guadagnino from a screenplay by David Kajganich, based on the 2015 novel of the same name by Camille DeAngelis. Timothée Chalamet and Taylor Russell lead an ensemble cast that includes Mark Rylance, Michael Stuhlbarg, André Holland, Chloë Sevigny, David Gordon Green, and Jessica Harper.
Bones and All premiered at the 79th Venice International Film Festival, where it won Silver Lion for best direction, on September 2, 2022. It is scheduled for release on November 18, 2022 in the United States by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (through United Artists Releasing) with the exception of Italy, where it will be distributed by Vision Distribution.
==Premise ==
The film follows cannibalistic lovers, Maren (Taylor Russell) and Lee (Timothée Chalamet), as they embark on a road trip across Reagan-era America.
== Cast==
*Taylor Russell as Maren Yearly
*Timothée Chalamet as Lee
*Mark Rylance as Sully
*Michael Stuhlbarg as Jake
*André Holland as Frank Yearly, Maren's father
*Chloë Sevigny as Janelle Yearly, Maren's mother
*David Gordon Green as Brad
*Jessica Harper as Maren's grandmother
* Jake Horowitz
*Anna Cobb as Kayla, Lee's sister
*Francesca Scorsese
*Kendle Coffey as Sherry
==Production==
On April 8, 2019, it was announced that David Kajganich would adapt Camille DeAngelis's 2015 novel Bones & All for the screen, and that the film would be directed by Antonio Campos. On January 28, 2021, it was announced that Timothée Chalamet and Taylor Russell will star in the film adaptation of Camille DeAngelis' novel Bones & All, now to be directed by Luca Guadagnino. Chalamet is also a producer on the film. Filming began in May, by which time Mark Rylance, Michael Stuhlbarg, André Holland, Jessica Harper, Chloë Sevigny, Francesca Scorsese, and David Gordon Green had joined the cast. Shooting took place in Cincinnati, Ohio, which makes it Guadagnino's first film set and made in the United States. Production was affected by break-ins that occurred for some of the crew's cars, leading to a request being submitted to Cincinnati City Council in late June to provide $50,000 for increased security. While there was some criticism over the proposed use of taxpayer funds for a private enterprise, City Council ultimately passed a measure to grant the funds. Filming wrapped in July 2021.
Guadagnino said that Bones and All is "a very romantic story, about the impossibility of love and yet, the need for it. Even in extreme circumstances." He also said that Chalamet and Russell have "a gleaming power" and are able to "portray universal feelings". The film's score was composed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.
==Marketing==
The first teaser for Bones and All was released on August 10, 2022. American artist Elizabeth Peyton was commissioned by director Luca Guadagnino to create a painting based on the film. The resulting painting, which she titled "Kiss (Bones and All)", was turned into the film's first poster, which was on display during the Venice International Film Festival, hanging on the 13th-century palace Ca' da Mosto in Venice. 
The official poster for the film was released on September 29, 2022, accompanied by its first trailer, which featured a rendition of Leonard Cohen’s "You Want It Darker". Safeeyah Kazi of Collider called the trailer "chilling" and "intense". Polygon’s Toussaint Egan noted similarities to 1994’s crime thriller Natural Born Killers. The Daily Beast’s Allegra Frank called it "gorgeously bloody", and praised it for not sharing too much information.
==Release ==
Bones and All had its world premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2022, followed by screenings at the 60th New York Film Festival, 17th Fantastic Fest, and 49th Telluride Film Festival. It is scheduled for limited theatrical release beginning on November 18, 2022, before opening wide on November 23. 
It is the first film to be acquired by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and United Artists Releasing following its merger deal with Amazon on March 17, 2022. Vision Distribution will release the film in Italy, while Warner Bros. Pictures will handle all other international territories under a new multi-year pact with MGM beginning with this film.
==Reception==
===Critical response===
The film premiered to critical acclaim with critics praising the performances of the leads, direction, cinematography and fusion of genres within the film. 
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Bones and All holds an approval rating of 91%, based on 44 reviews with an average rating of 8/10. The site’s consensus reads: "Although its subject matter may be hard to stomach, Bones and All proves a deeply romantic and thought-provoking treat". On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, the film holds a score of 76 of out 100, based on 18 reviews.
Reviewing the film following its premiere at Venice, where it received a 10-minute standing ovation, Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian called it an "extravagant and outrageous movie: scary, nasty and startling in its warped romantic idealism" and gave the film a perfect rating of 5-stars. Stephanie Zacharek, in her review for Time, wrote "Bones and All is fastidiously romantic. It’s so carefully made, and so lovely to look at, even at its grisliest", praising the direction and cast performances, particularly Russell’s. The Hollywood Reporter’s David Rooney called the film "strangely affecting, even poetic", commending the direction, cast performances, and cinematography.
Leila Latif in her review for IndieWire wrote, "Bones & All is fundamentally a beautifully realized and devastating, tragic romance which at multiple moments would have Chekhov himself weeping as the trigger is pulled." Richard Lawson of Vanity Fair called it an "alternately plodding and engrossing YA road movie" praising the cast performances, but ultimately found the film unsatisfactory, writing "Bones and All has its merits, but the film is only a decent side dish at the feast of Guadagnino." Writing for Sight & Sound, John Bleasdale described it as "wryly funny, gleefully entertaining and oddly touching" and praised the direction, cinematography, score, and cast performances.
===Accolades===
Accolades for Bones and All
Award 	Date of ceremony 	Category 	Recipient(s) 	Result
Venice Film Festival	September 10, 2022	Golden Lion 	Luca Guadagnino	
Venice Film Festival	September 10, 2022	Silver Lion for Best Director	Luca Guadagnino	
Venice Film Festival	September 10, 2022	Marcello Mastroianni Award 	Taylor Russell 	
==Videos==
BONES AND ALL - Theatrical Trailer
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