MARY ANNING
MARY ANNING
True story of a girl who turns the world of science upside down with her fossil finds.
Mary doesn’t have time for breakfast. She has to get going. She has to go to the beach, where she regularly searches for fossils. This unusual hobby has earned the twelve-year-old girl, who has also survived being struck by lightning, the nickname “Crazy Mary” at school. But Mary doesn’t let this put her off. She bravely stands up to her teacher in religion class when his stories don’t match her findings. This lovingly and restrained animated film takes us back to 1811 in the southern English town of Lyme Regis and pays tribute to one of the first female palaeontologists. An all-round beautiful adventure story that also tells of a young girl’s self-assertion. (SST)
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Dates and Cinema Tickets
SU, Sep. 28 | 11:30 a.m. | DFF Cinema
MO, Sep. 29 | 9 a.m. | Kino im Hafen 2
TU, Sep. 30 | 9 a.m. | Cinéma
“LUCAS for families” on Sep. 28:
Families receive free admission. Please reserve your visit to the cinema by telephone (+49 69 961 220–678) or by e‑mail (lucas-info@dff.film).
GERMAN PREMIERE
CH/BE 2025. D: Marcel Barelli.
SC: Marcel Barelli, Magali Pouzol, Pierre-Luc Granjon. 72 min. Animated Film. German version. Suitable from age 0. Recommended from age 7.
Marcel Barelli
Biography
Marcel Barelli is an animated filmmaker from Switzerland and specialist for anidocs – animated documentaries. Animals and nature characterize his award-winning work. Like Mary, he was fascinated by dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures as a child. Making his first feature-length film about them was “a long-cherished dream” and began with his own trip to Lyme Regis.
Filmography (Selection)
2025 MARY ANNING
2015 LUCENS (short film)
2013 VIGIA (short film)
Production companies
Nadasdy Film
RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera
La Boîte,… Productions
Versus Production
World sales
Be For Films