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On Chesil Beach is a 2017 British drama film directed by Dominic Cooke (in his feature directorial debut) and written by Ian McEwan, who adapted his own 2007 Booker Prize-nominated novella of the same name.
May 18, 2018 · On Chesil Beach: Directed by Dominic Cooke. With Billy Howle, Saoirse Ronan, Andy Burse, Rasmus Hardiker. In 1962 England, a young couple find their idyllic romance colliding with issues of sexual freedom and societal pressure, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night.
- (13K)
- Drama, Music, Romance
- Dominic Cooke
- 2018-05-18
Plot summary. In July 1962, Edward Mayhew, a graduate student of history, and Florence Ponting, a violinist in a string quartet, are spending their honeymoon in a small hotel on the Dorset seashore, at Chesil Beach. The two are very much in love despite being from drastically different backgrounds.
- Ian Russell McEwan
- 2007
May 18, 2018 · If you came into "On Chesil Beach" cold, it might look like the story of a tense girl who finds herself unfortunately married to a sexual bully, a guy who has the temerity to feel "entitled" to sex on his honeymoon. But that's not what the book is about.
68% Tomatometer 171 Reviews. 60% Audience Score 500+ Ratings. In 1962, newlyweds Edward and Florence, both in their early 20s and also both virgins, spend their honeymoon preoccupied and terrified...
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- Dominic Cooke
- R
- Saoirse Ronan
Adapted by Ian McEwan from his bestselling novel, the 1960s-set drama centers on a young couple honeymooning on the English seaside. The film stars Saoirse Ronan, Billy Howle, Emily Watson and Anne-Marie Duff.
Set in England in 1962, On Chesil Beach is a touching tale of two young lovers Edward and Florence and how their unexpressed misunderstandings and fears...
