On Chesil Beach
On Chesil Beach
On Chesil Beach
Directed by:
Dominic CookeScreenplay:
Ian McEwanCinematography:
Sean BobbittComposer:
Dan JonesCast:
Saoirse Ronan, Billy Howle, Emily Watson, Anne-Marie Duff, Samuel West, Adrian Scarborough, Bebe Cave, Bronte Carmichael, Imogen Daines, Andy BurseVOD (3)
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It is summer 1962, and England is still a year away from huge social changes: Beatlemania, the sexual revolution and the Swinging Sixties. Florence (Saoirse Ronan) and Edward (Billy Howle) are just married and honeymooning on the dramatic coastline of Chesil Beach in Dorset. However, the hotel is old fashioned and stifling, and underlying tensions between the young couple surface and cast unexpected shadows over their long anticipated wedding night. From the precise depiction of two young lovers, to the touching story of how their unexpressed misunderstandings and fears shape the rest of their lives, On Chesil Beach is a tender story which shows how the entire course of a life can be changed, by a gesture not made or a word not spoken. (Lionsgate Home Entertainment)
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A wonderfully acted dissection of two young souls in love – in terms of their fears, prejudices, anxieties. I certainly don't think you need to know the historical context to understand the story, because some things simply haven't changed. I liked it when the script stuck to hints and didn't have to clearly explain and elaborate everything, but I was disappointed by the two time jumps that veered away from the clever, bitter romance to the most clichéd of clichés.
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