Saoirse Ronan
Florence Ponting
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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.
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- Drama, Music, Romance
- Dominic Cooke
- 2018-05-18
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.
In 1962, newlyweds Edward and Florence, both in their early 20s and also both virgins, spend their honeymoon preoccupied and terrified by the upcoming consummation of their marriage.
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- Dominic Cooke
- R
- Saoirse Ronan
Sep 8, 2017 · “ On Chesil Beach,” which premiered on opening day of the Toronto film festival, is an adaptation of Ian McEwan ’s 2007 novella about two young Brits on their honeymoon in 1962, and it’s a...
In July 1962, Edward Mayhew (Billy Howle), a graduate student of history, and Florence Ponting (Saoirse Ronan), a violinist of a string quartet, have just been married and are spending their honeymoon in a small hotel on the Dorset seashore, at Chesil Beach.
May 17, 2018 · In Dominic Cooke’s contemplative drama On Chesil Beach, the young people in question are Florence (Saoirse Ronan) and Edward (Billy Howle), a newly minted husband and wife attempting a...
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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.
