Following the pair through their idyllic courtship, On Chesil Beach explores sex and the societal pressure that can accompany physical intimacy, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night. “It’s a lyrical and rapturous film – a repressed passion play, funny, delicate and heartbreaking.” - Variety.
On Chesil Beach On Chesil Beach
A young couple from different backgrounds are fatally marked by the constraints of their time. Screenplay adapted by acclaimed British novelist Ian McEwan from his bestselling novel.
cast Saoirse Ronan, Billy Howle, Anne-Marie Duff, Emily Watson
IMDbThe DVD of the film is available in our Bookshop. (List of available DVDs in Slovene only)
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