A drama story that contains romantic tale between a couple who love each other much. Although they are from different social levels, the have planned to get marry. In the wedding, their cultures don't get in touch as the party turns to a night of embarrassment, tension and pessimism.
22 July 1997, London, England, UK
7 February 1923, Parbold, Lancashire, England, UK
8 October 1970, Southall, London, England, UK
19 June 1966, Hammersmith, London, England, UK
14 March 1942, Garston, Liverpool, England, UK
12 April 1994, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
14 February 1952, Birmingham, England, UK
July 18, 2018
...crackerjack script, and performances from the two leads which amount to a master class in great acting.
June 01, 2018
"On Chesil Beach" clumsily deals with the issues it addresses.
May 25, 2018
What a prestigious, understated, classy inducement to take a nap.
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.
May 24, 2018
There's splendid acting across the board and assured direction by Cooke, a stage veteran making his feature debut...
June 25, 2018
Saoirse Ronan soars over the attempt to adapt an impossible love [story]. [Full review in Spanish]
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.
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]
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]
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...
