On Chesil Beach
Synopsis
It is 1962, Florence and Edward, a young couple are on their honeymoon at an overcast English seaside spot. Florence is a disciplined violinist, raised in a cold vice of middle-class repression, where her mother crushed any sense of impulse with propriety. Edward offers Florence some promise of freedom. He was raised in the countryside in a more volatile family, and found liberation in literature and ideas. The two arrive at a Chesil Beach guest house in love and ready to begin their life together, but hopelessly ill-equipped for their first night.
Adapted for the screen by Ian McEwan from his best-selling novella.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Gala Screening - Love Strand
Details
- Year
- 2017
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 105 mins
- Director
- Dominic Cooke 1st Feature
- Producer
- Elizabeth Karlsen, Stephen Woolley
- Co-Producer
- Caroline Levy
- Executive Producer
- Zygi Kamasa, Joe Oppenheimer, Beth Pattinson, Thorsten Schumacher, Chiara Gelardin, Norman Merry, Peter Hampden, Ian McEwan
- Editor
- Nick Fenton
- Screenwriter
- Ian McEwan (novella and screenplay)
- Director of Photography
- Sean Bobbitt
- Production Designer
- Suzie Davies
- Sound
- Robert Ireland
- Music
- Dan Jones
- Principal Cast
- Saoirse Ronan, Billy Howle, Emily Watson, Samuel West, Anne-Marie Duff, Adrian Scarborough
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 28th September 2017
