Directed by:
Stephen BrownScreenplay:
John BanvilleCinematography:
John ConroyComposer:
Andrew HewittCast:
Ciarán Hinds, Charlotte Rampling, Natascha McElhone, Rufus Sewell, Bonnie Wright, Sinéad Cusack, Ruth Bradley, Karl Johnson, Mark Huberman, Lalor Roddy (more)VOD (2)
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Based on the John Banville's award-winning novel, THE SEA is an intimate portrait of grief and loss. It tells the story of Max Morden (Ciarán Hinds), a retired art historian grieving the recent loss of his wife. Whether to find answers or escape his pain, Max returns to the seaside where he spent his childhood summers. There, with the help of former acquaintance Rose (Charlotte Rampling), Max finds the solace he seeks when he finally is able to reconcile himself to the deaths of two of his childhood friends. (Leap Frog Films)
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Ciarán Hinds was given a well-deserved lead role, but unfortunately by first-time director who doesn’t know how to see
the filmed subject through the eyes of the viewer. The film’s plot is full holes and just doesn’t work. It does not want to
answer the basic questions on which it is built and the answers to which should comprise its essence. The only thing
you’ll remember from this is Ciarán’s tormented character watching the ocean in long, melancholic shots that pretend to
be deep.
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