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On Chesil Beach

In 1962 England, a young couple find their idyllic romance colliding with issues of sexual freedom and societal pressure, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night.

Director

Dominic Cooke

Year

Genre

drama, music, romance

Box Office

$745,971

Production

Number 9 Films,BBC Film

Awards

N/A

Homepage

https://bleeckerstreetmedia.com/onchesilbeach

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Edward Mayhew

Florence Ponting

Waiter One

Waiter Two

Rasmus Hardiker

Marjorie Mayhew

Anne-Marie Duff

Lionel Mayhew

Adrian Scarborough

Harriet Mayhew

Anne Mayhew

Violet Ponting

Ruth Ponting

Geoffrey Ponting

Postman Terry

Timothy

Charles

Jenny

Sonia

Elsbeth

Victoria Hamnett

Young Florence

Harold

Martin Bassindale

Jack

Ted

Oliver Johnstone

Bob

Man in Soho

Woman in Soho

Cricket Captain

Christopher Bowen

Reverend Woollett

Bridal Shop Assistant

Molly

Tamara Lawrance

Chloe

Bronte Carmichael

Tina

Terenia Edwards

Dana

Roseanna Leathley

Phil

Jane

Cinema patron

Recital Visitor

Wigmore Audience Concert Attendee

David Olawale Ayinde

Worker

Blues Club

Martin Bratanov

Spectator

Train Driver

Employee in suit

Blues Club Member

Audience Member Wigmore Hall Concert

Caroline Garnell

Wigmore Concert Attendee

Audience Member Wigmore Hall Concert

Yasmin J. James

Oxford academic

Railway Station Master

Train passenger

Cricket Spectator

Cinema Couple

Bernardo Santos

Hipster

Peter Theobalds

Older Chloe

Ponce

Oxford Academic

Christian Wolf-La'Moy

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Florence Ponting Ruth Ponting Edward Mayhew

Sprouting, but they'll do.
Peel 'em and chuck 'em in. - On Chesil Beach

Sprouting, but they'll do. Peel 'em and chuck ...

Harriet, right over there.
And the spoons go next to the knife. - On Chesil Beach

Harriet, right over there. And the spoons go next to the kni...

Marjorie, do you want
to come and sit down? - On Chesil Beach

Marjorie, do you want to come and sit down?

Um, Mum, you're sitting
over here. I'll sit here. - On Chesil Beach

Um, Mum, you're sitting over here. I'll sit here.

And Florence can sit here,
and Edward can sit here. - On Chesil Beach

And Florence can sit here, and Edward can sit here.

I'm so glad you're here, my dear.
I've been wanting to try this out. - On Chesil Beach

I'm so glad you're here, my dear. I've been w...

Rabbit stewed in plums.
All day on a low heat. - On Chesil Beach

Rabbit stewed in plums. All day on a low heat.

Do you know, I make all our own jam,
marmalade, chutney. - On Chesil Beach

Do you know, I make all our own jam, marmalade, chutney.

How many girls
have you, you know... - On Chesil Beach

How many girls have you, you know...

The truth is,
not many really. - On Chesil Beach

The truth is, not many really.

Flo, it's a... I think it's
a matter of definition. - On Chesil Beach

Flo, it's a... I think it's a matter of definition...

She used to play Cinderella, - On Chesil Beach

She used to play Cinderella,

That girl died. - On Chesil Beach

That girl died.

Did you like it?
You looked like you'd fallen asleep. - On Chesil Beach

Did you like it? You looked like you'd fallen asleep.

Come on. I want to show you
where I used to work. - On Chesil Beach

Come on. I want to show you where I used to work.

This is where the performers
wait to go on stage. - On Chesil Beach

This is where the performers wait to go on stage.

I'd hear the applause
and watch like this, - On Chesil Beach

I'd hear the applause and watch like this,

Can you imagine the terror and
the thrill of stepping out here - On Chesil Beach

Can you imagine the terror and the thrill of stepping out he...

And when we do,
I'll choose the Mozart Quintet, - On Chesil Beach

And when we do, I'll choose the Mozart Quintet,

And it will be yours,
it'll be specially for you. - On Chesil Beach

And it will be yours, it'll be specially for you.

And I'll be here. - On Chesil Beach

And I'll be here.

Bravo! Bravo
the Ennismore Quartet! - On Chesil Beach

Bravo! Bravo the Ennismore Quartet!

This is where I'll be,
Florence, this very seat. - On Chesil Beach

This is where I'll be, Florence, this very seat.

Violins on the left, - On Chesil Beach

Violins on the left,

Now you're going to hear the
greatest octave leap there ever was. - On Chesil Beach

Now you're going to hear the greatest octave leap there...

You don't seem quite as happy
as you should. - On Chesil Beach

You don't seem quite as happy as you should.

In love, as you say,
getting married in the summer. - On Chesil Beach

In love, as you say, getting married in the summer.

No, I am honestly.
I'm very happy. - On Chesil Beach

No, I am honestly. I'm very happy.

It could be the quartet,
the cellist, Charles Morrell. - On Chesil Beach

It could be the quartet, the cellist, Charles Morrell.

I think he's a bit taken with me,
keeps asking me out. - On Chesil Beach

I think he's a bit taken with me, keeps asking me out.

Oh, well, you see,
I don't want the quartet to know. - On Chesil Beach

Oh, well, you see, I don't want the quartet to know.

So your father's
ordered a marquee, - On Chesil Beach

So your father's ordered a marquee,

Flo, these are minor details,
trifles compared to what's at stake. - On Chesil Beach

Flo, these are minor details, trifles compared to what'...

No. God! No, I mean, hell.
Sorry, I didn't mean to say that. - On Chesil Beach

No. God! No, I mean, hell. Sorry, I didn't mean to say ...

"This pleasurable excitement - On Chesil Beach

"This pleasurable excitement

"Secretes a clear substance
to lubricate the mucous membrane." - On Chesil Beach

"Secretes a clear substance to lubricate the mucous mem...

"He enters her,
and this is known as penetration." - On Chesil Beach

"He enters her, and this is known as penetration."

It says women are like doorways Men can enter through them - On Chesil Beach

It says women are like doorways Men can enter through them

I've got my Spinoza
supervision now, um, - On Chesil Beach

I've got my Spinoza supervision now, um,

What about this one? - On Chesil Beach

What about this one?

Say something - On Chesil Beach

Miss Ponting, you have
a clavicle and a philtrum - On Chesil Beach

Miss Ponting, you have a clavicle and a philtrum

There. Is that all right?
Am I squashing you? - On Chesil Beach

There. Is that all right? Am I squashing you?

"He lies on top of her. - On Chesil Beach

"He lies on top of her.

And the insurance came through.
You're allowed to drive the Humber. - On Chesil Beach

And the insurance came through. You're allowed to drive...

But you're mine now.
I want to thrash him. - On Chesil Beach

But you're mine now. I want to thrash him.

- I'm pretty useless, actually.
- Everyone says that. - On Chesil Beach

- I'm pretty useless, actually. - Everyone says that.

I expect you're thinking because you're
young you're going to slaughter me. - On Chesil Beach

I expect you're thinking because you're young you&...

Mostly specialist stuff
made to order for labs. - On Chesil Beach

Mostly specialist stuff made to order for labs.

This oscilloscope is being adapted
for Oxford's engineering department. - On Chesil Beach

This oscilloscope is being adapted for Oxford's enginee...

A lot of our work is for universities.
But we could do more. - On Chesil Beach

A lot of our work is for universities. But we could do more.

Perhaps spend a couple of months
here learning what we do, - On Chesil Beach

Perhaps spend a couple of months here learning what we do,

Uh, then you'll go round to universities,
explain our services, - On Chesil Beach

Uh, then you'll go round to universities, explain our s...

Six love. Two sets to me.
One more? - On Chesil Beach

Six love. Two sets to me. One more?

Your serve. Come on, man.
See if you can get a game. - On Chesil Beach

Your serve. Come on, man. See if you can get a game.

I have to say it. That return of serve,
the drop shot was a complete fluke. - On Chesil Beach

I have to say it. That return of serve, the drop shot was a ...

My, God, Florence!
How long have you been there? - On Chesil Beach

My, God, Florence! How long have you been there?

Look, this is ridiculous.
It was unfair of you to run out like that. - On Chesil Beach

Look, this is ridiculous. It was unfair of you to run out li...

In all this time,
you've never let me near you. - On Chesil Beach

In all this time, you've never let me near you.

Why are you chasing me
down the beach? - On Chesil Beach

Why are you chasing me down the beach?

Edward I want to make you happy - On Chesil Beach

Edward I want to make you happy

You're always demanding something more,
and I'm useless at... - On Chesil Beach

You're always demanding something more, and I'm us...

It was your idea. And do you know what?
I don't want to work for him. - On Chesil Beach

It was your idea. And do you know what? I don't want to...

- You wanted to humiliate me.
- No, honestly. - On Chesil Beach

- You wanted to humiliate me. - No, honestly.

I don't know what it is,
why I ran away. - On Chesil Beach

I don't know what it is, why I ran away.

All right, then. If that's what you want!
I was trying to humiliate you. - On Chesil Beach

All right, then. If that's what you want! I was trying ...

You know I love you - On Chesil Beach

You know I love you

No, I'm absolutely
hopeless at sex. - On Chesil Beach

No, I'm absolutely hopeless at sex.

And we can live by our own rules too Edward - On Chesil Beach

And we can live by our own rules too Edward

And no one would know
what we did or didn't do. - On Chesil Beach

And no one would know what we did or didn't do.

We'd be together,
and if you wanted, really wanted, - On Chesil Beach

We'd be together, and if you wanted, really wanted,

Honestly, my darling, - On Chesil Beach

Honestly, my darling,

We're not two old queers living
in secret on Beaumont Street. - On Chesil Beach

We're not two old queers living in secret on Beaumont S...

"With my body
I thee worship!" - On Chesil Beach

"With my body I thee worship!"

Are you so innocent and stupid
that you don't realize - On Chesil Beach

Are you so innocent and stupid that you don't realize

You thought
you needed a husband, - On Chesil Beach

You thought you needed a husband,

And what about
all those presents? - On Chesil Beach

And what about all those presents?

That you'll never ever mention
her name to me again, - On Chesil Beach

That you'll never ever mention her name to me again,

I've had a letter back
from Florence's mother. - On Chesil Beach

I've had a letter back from Florence's mother.

- We have all these records already.
- What? - On Chesil Beach

- We have all these records already. - What?

Well, we'll just have
to separate them out, - On Chesil Beach

Well, we'll just have to separate them out,

You see, she only listens
to classical music - On Chesil Beach

You see, she only listens to classical music

She'll be so surprised.
But how much is it? - On Chesil Beach

She'll be so surprised. But how much is it?

Amazing. And thank you.
I'll put my money into your charity... - On Chesil Beach

Amazing. And thank you. I'll put my money into your cha...

Just... Just tell her,
you know... - On Chesil Beach

Just... Just tell her, you know...

Tell her "happy birthday." - On Chesil Beach

Tell her "happy birthday."

Oh, from...
You know, from the shop. - On Chesil Beach

Oh, from... You know, from the shop.

Chloe. Chloe Morrell. Bye. - On Chesil Beach

Chloe. Chloe Morrell. Bye.

- So she borrowed this bike...
- Nah, she stole it. - On Chesil Beach

- So she borrowed this bike... - Nah, she stole it.

Went shooting down the hill,
to his mother's house - On Chesil Beach

Went shooting down the hill, to his mother's house

On Chesil Beach poster

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In 1962 England, a young couple find their idyllic romance colliding with issues of sexual freedom and societal pressure, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Dominic Cooke

Writer: Ian McEwan

Production: Number 9 Films,BBC Film

Genre: drama, music, romance

Year: 2017

MetaScore: 62/100

ImdbRating: 6.3

BoxOffice: $745,971

Released: 18 May 2018

Awards: N/A

Homepage: https://bleeckerstreetmedia.com/onchesilbeach

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