![]() ![]() The two will play lovers falling out of love again later this year in The Seagull (which won’t end much better for Howle’s Konstantin) and hopefully they will be more convincing there. The newlyweds in this deeply unromantic romance are played with slight nervousness by Ronan, fresh off Oscar nominated performances in Ladybird and Brooklyn, and Howle, who has largely had bit parts in TV and film so far, though is heading for stardom. And you can see why: it’s a funny, boxy little picture, taking place over the course of an eventful evening whilst, guided by constant analepsis, a larger story gradually emerges around it. ![]() The May release day suggests no great confidence that it can be an awards contender, despite the huge critical and commercial success of Atonement, the last Ian McEwan novel to be adapted for the screen. They’ve just married and taken a honeymoon on Chesil Beach in Dorset, where their marriage, and lives, slowly begin to unfold.Īs prestige literary adaptations go, On Chesil Beach has arrived with little fanfare. Edward Mayhew (Billy Howle) and Florence Ponting (Saoirse Ronan) are young, beautiful and in love. ![]()
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