A Timothée Chalamet film that had critics warning audiences it is ‘not for the faint of heart or stomach’ is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video – if you dare.
After first working together on smash hit LGBTQ+ rom-com Call Me By Your Name, Dune icon Chalamet and director Luca Guadagnino reunited on the intense coming-of-age cannibal love story, Bones and All.
Based on the novel of the same name by Camille DeAngelis, Bones and All follows Maren, who is abandoned by her father, Frank (André Holland), shortly after her 18th birthday.
In a tape left by Frank, he explains how her cannibalistic tendencies have caused strain in their relationship, and how he hopes she can overcome her urges.
She decides to track down her mother, Janelle, with whom she has no memories, but meets fellow young cannibal Lee (Chalamet) along the way, striking up an unlikely romance.
Bones and All also stars Mark Rylance as Sully, another ‘eater’ who develops an obsession with Maren.
It had its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival in 2022, where it won the Silver Lion for best direction and the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Russell.
While it underperformed at the box office, it gained notoriety for allegedly causing cinemagoers to vomit and faint during screenings due to its graphic depictions of cannibalism.
Guadagnino wore this fact as a badge of honour, telling the Irish Times: ‘I heard about people fainting and some people also throwing up, some screaming.
‘Of course, in a way, I am delighted because if a movie, if any movie moved somebody to that degree, then the movie has something to say, somehow, or has hit a chord.
‘But at the same time, I hope that the element comes from the discomfort of dealing with the depth of what these characters go through and not with the shock value of it.’
Bones and All holds an 82% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the critics’ consensus reading: ‘Although its subject matter may be hard to stomach, Bones and All proves a deeply romantic and thought-provoking treat.’
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In their review, The Arbiter warned the film was ‘not for the faint of heart, or the faint of stomach’, adding: ‘The special effects in Bones and All are exceptionally realistic, so if you don’t fare well with intense blood and carnage, it may be beneficial to skip this film.’
The Independent said: ‘With Bones and All, Guadagnino has pulled sweet tragedy out of marred and bloodied flesh.’
RogerEbert.com simply put that it was a ‘beautiful, voracious coming-of-age romance’, while The Observer said that Guadagnino had ‘outdone himself.’
Time Out wrote: ‘The beauty [Luca Guadagnino] finds in the savagery of these two outsiders’ affliction merges with the sweetness of a story of first love. Is a heartthrob still a heartthrob if he’s soaked in blood? Here, the answer is yes.’
Meanwhile, Globe and Mail surmised: ‘Bones and All is beautiful and unhinged all in the same bite.’
Bones and All is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video
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