![]() ![]() ![]() Though, not lower class in the traditional sense, his family appears to toe the lie between middle/lower. ![]() ![]() Florence is upper/middle class: trained in classical violin and groomed in societal expectations. The only reflection of the couple’s period comes from the very fact that they’re together. This outdated tradition, and the culture of gender roles, are the ultimate causes of the two lovers’ problems. Outside of couple’s bubble, in the swinging 60’s, the need for consummation to validate a marriage died with 1959. From the outset, we’re awash from the period. The film opens in the 1960’s, with Florence ( Saoirse Ronan) and Edward ( Billy Howle): two newlyweds consummating their marriage. Yet, the two lovers in On Chesil Beach, surrounded by the sea, are nonetheless breaking like the waves against the pebbled shore.īased on Ian McEwan’s novella of the same name, Dominic Cooke‘s debut feature draws intimate performances and chemistry between its leads, yet fails to create empathy on behalf of them. Next to the day you’re married, it should be the second happiest and most blissful moment of one’s life. ![]()
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