Bones And All

      And now for something completely different...a poignant love story that actually humanizes cannibalism. At first glance, Maron is a typical 18-year-old girl but she happens to harbor a terrible secret.  She has a craving for eating people. Her father protects her as they travel from town to town, but she eventually finds herself on the road alone in search of her birth mother. 

      As it turns out, she is part of a minority of "eaters". People who eventually must feed their craving for people. Maron's road trip leads her to meet various other "eaters" and in particular, Lee, with whom she begins a relationship. Maron is played by Taylor Russell and Lee is played by Timothee Chalamet. There is pure chemistry between the two. The love that develops between them is natural and palpable. 

      Co-starring is Andre Holland as Maron's father, Michael Stuhlbarg and David Gordon Green as an odd pairing of eaters (Mr. Green doesn't have the need to feed, just the desire), Jessica Harper as Maron's Grandmother, Chloe Sevigny as Maron's mother and the amazing Mark Rylance as "Sully", the first "eater" Maron meets and who plays a significant part in her story.

      The film is beautifully shot by Arseni Khachaturan and directed by Luca Guadagnino. The story flows in a poetic fashion that engages the audience. Of course, you are occasionally reminded that the characters are cannibals and there is plenty of bloodshed, but I would fall short of calling the film a horror movie. It's a very moving love story with a horror element.