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Film · 2017

On Chesil Beach

Directed by Dominic Cooke · starring Billy Howle, Rasmus Hardiker and Saoirse Ronan

  • 1 h 45 min
  • 15
  • Drama · Romance
  • UK
  • Released in the UK 17 May 2018
  • 7.3 AverageMovieNCo
  • 7.8 Users5 votes
  • 6.8 Critics5 reviews
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Synopsis

'On Chesil Beach' tells the love story between Edward Mayhew (Howle), a history student, and his girlfriend Florence Ponting (Ronan), a young violinist that runs a string quartet. His love was born in the most innocent and naive way possible, as every other first love story, but as their wedding approaches the problems begin to increase. The beach of fine sand and the peaceful landscapes will witness how the social pressure destroy the love between the two young lovers. Nervous, as if it were a first date, the couple will have problems when they are trying to have sexual contact, due to the expectations that that kind of moment generates. Both of them must find a way to overcome of this situation, understanding and listening to each other will be one of the main keys for this lovers to have the happy ending.

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The essentials

Runtime
105 min1 hour and 45 minutes
Box office
£623,127in UK
Rating
15Suitable only for 15 years and over
How long is On Chesil Beach?
1 hour and 45 minutes (105 minutes).
When was On Chesil Beach released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 17 May 2018.
Who directed On Chesil Beach?
Dominic Cooke.
Who is in On Chesil Beach?
It stars Billy Howle, Rasmus Hardiker, Saoirse Ronan and Anne-Marie Duff.
Where can I watch On Chesil Beach?
In the UK you can watch it on rent on Apple TV and Prime Video.
How much did On Chesil Beach make?
It took £623,127 in UK.
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Cast

Full cast (19)
Director
Dominic Cooke
Writers
Ian McEwan
Producers
Zygi Kamasa, Elizabeth Karlsen, Ian McEwan, Stephen Woolley

Videos and trailers

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'On Chesil Beach' trailer 2:2518 April 2018

Photos and posters

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Reviews

All 5 reviews
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What the critics say average 6.8 from 5

  • 10 VarietyOwen Gleiberman "Saoirse Ronan is remarkable ? and so is everything else ? in this entrancing adaptation of Ian McEwan's novella about a young British couple on their honeymoon in 1962" Read
  • 7.0 The Hollywood ReporterDeborah Young "In his directorial debut as a filmmaker, British theater director Dominic Cooke demonstrates not only how sensitively he can direct actors, but also a feel for the medium as a language based on… Read
  • 6.0 The GuardianPeter Bradshaw "The overwhelming English sadness of Ian McEwan?s novella On Chesil Beach has been transferred to the movie screen, adapted by the author and directed with scrupulous sensitivity and care by Dominic… Read

Box office

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  • UK £623,127

Trivia

  • First times

    'On Chesil Beach' is the first time that the novelist Ian McEwan writes a cinematographic script of one of his own works.

  • Together again

    It is the second film in which Billy Howle and Saoirse Ronan play a couple.

  • I want you

    The writer Ian McEwan wanted Saoirse Ronan to play Florence and he said it during to his audience in 2014.

  • Change of plans

    Carey Mulligan was supposed to star in the leading role when the director was Sam Mendes.

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