On Chesil Beach
Set in 1962 in England, the movie follows two lovers who each one of them has a culture and traditions different from the other, despite of this difference, they make their decision to marry. In their wedding, the difference appears and begins to be a real trouble for both of them as the party becomes full of embarrassment, tension and pessimism.
1968, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
11 July 1978, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
14 January 1967, Islington, London, England, UK
14 February 1952, Birmingham, England, UK
10 May 1968, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England, UK
14 July 1931, Bristol, England, UK
7 February 1923, Parbold, Lancashire, England, UK
22 July 1997, London, England, UK
June 29, 2018
It is very difficult to adapt the prose in McEwan's work, however On Chesil Beach is notable in this feat. [Full Review in Spanish]
June 01, 2018
What had been impossibly sweet becomes simply impossible, and old-fashioned mores prove unsuited to the task of navigating the emotional morass.
May 24, 2018
What worked on the page, more or less, struggles on screen...
June 25, 2018
Saoirse Ronan soars over the attempt to adapt an impossible love [story]. [Full review in Spanish]
July 18, 2018
...crackerjack script, and performances from the two leads which amount to a master class in great acting.
June 04, 2018
"On Chesil Beach" is PBS-tasteful in its approach, but its power rests in a restraint that makes what it builds to all the more moving.
June 01, 2018
"On Chesil Beach" clumsily deals with the issues it addresses.
July 03, 2018
Saoirse Ronan is sublime. [Full Review in Spanish]
June 18, 2018
The staging is worthy of a BBC TV movie, all slow, all measured. [Full Review in Spanish]
May 24, 2018
There's splendid acting across the board and assured direction by Cooke, a stage veteran making his feature debut...
June 22, 2018
The structure crafts a view of class and sex that's inquisitive and thorough, but its ambitious reach exceeds its grasp, and it certainly makes it clear that it was helmed and written by men.
May 25, 2018
What a prestigious, understated, classy inducement to take a nap.
