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Name: On Chesil Beach
Released: 2018-6-15
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Billy Howle, Anne-Marie Duff, Adrian Scarborough, Emily Watson

On Chesil Beach

R
1h 50m
2018

68%

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In 1962 England, two young people from drastically different backgrounds - well-to-do Florence (Academy Award nominee Saoirse Ronan) and working-class Edward (Billy Howle) - meet and begin an idyllic courtship. Though their love is true, the societal pressures and sexual mores of the time cause strain between the young couple, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night. Adapted by Ian McEwan from his bestselling novel, On Chesil Beach is being hailed by critics as a "lyrical and rapturous film" (Variety).

Director:

Dominic Cooke

Producer:

Elizabeth Karlsen, Stephen Woolley

Writer:

Ian McEwan

Cast:

Saoirse Ronan, Billy Howle, Anne-Marie Duff, Adrian Scarborough, Emily Watson, Samuel West

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

68%

Critics Consensus: On Chesil Beach presents a well-acted and solidly crafted adaptation of a small yet resonant story with deceptively rich subtext.

Reviews

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Dennis Schwartz

Underwhelming romantic drama.

Ronan is stunning as Florence. Simultaneously fierce and delicate, she is the embodiment of a young woman who navigates the traps of heterosexuality -- without a feminist slogan or women’s group in sight.

It's a movie that stumbles out of the gate. But after a fumbling first act, the story deepens alongside the narrative conflicts.

June 7, 2021

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Every Movie Has a Lesson

Don Shanahan

Tediously balancing easy charm with the uncomfortable gravity of unintended consequences, "On Chesil Beach" looks to scale that icy peak of jilting jitters from a picturesque locale beset by ultimatums.

The plot is a fascinating, universally sympathetic one - but also equally entirely of its own time and place.

March 25, 2021

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