On Chesil Beach
Adapted by Ian McEwan from his bestselling novel, On Chesil Beach, the drama centres on a young couple of drastically different backgrounds in the summer of 1962. Conservative, demure violinist Florence (Saoirse Ronan) and brash, working class graduate student Edward (Billy Howle) fall in love despite their different backgrounds and the film follows their idyllic courtship, sex and the societal pressure that can accompany physical intimacy, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night. The film stars Saoirse Ronan, Billy Howle, Anne-Marie Duff, Adrian Scarborough, Emily Watson, and Samuel West.
Certificate 15
The Guardian *** On Chesil Beach review – a sensitive translation of Ian McEwan’s elegy to inhibited England. Billy Howle and Saoirse Ronan are on song as the young couple in Britain’s duffel-coated early 1960s, in a restrained adaptation of McEwan’s novella
FRIDAY 26th October 7.45PM
Free Entrance. Refreshments. Raffle
Parwich Memorial Hall
- Silent projection
- Hi Fi Sound
- Special hi-fi headphones for those with hearing difficulties, please ask.
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