![]() ![]() Saoirse Ronan ( Lady Bird, Atonement) is well, Saoirse Ronan. Until you begin to realize the world he’s built around Edward and Florence, has trapped them both. However Forence’s parents, played beautifully by Samuel West and Emily Watson, provide the dissonance without feeling trite.įirst-time film director Dominic Cooke’s deft storytelling crafts the foundation of their budding relationship through flashbacks, each scene a subtle brick layered quietly as their relationship grows. The obvious social and relationship challenges seeping from the mores of class and upbringing aren’t anything we haven’t seen before. ![]() It’s England in 1962 and humble history student Edward Mayhew has fallen in love with talented young musician Florence Ponting, whose family brandishes a more affluent lifestyle than his own. Ian McEwan’s screen adaptation of his own novel On Chesil Beach, shows it can be plenty awkward when newlyweds Florence Ponting, played by Saoirse Ronan and Edward Mayhew, played by Billy Howle, settle into a dapper hotel to consummate a relationship neither truly understands. ![]() ![]() How awkward can first love be on a wedding day? ![]()
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