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On Chesil Beach

2018 · 110 min

A quietly devastating look at intimacy and misunderstanding, steeped in period detail and emotional restraint.

Tagline: A different time. A different love.
Overview: In 1962 England, a young couple finds their idyllic romance colliding with issues of sexual freedom and societal pressure, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Love, trauma, betrayal, memory
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
trauma
betrayal
memory
grief
Places: countryside
sea
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong