On Chesil Beach

On Chesil Beach (2018) is a British drama directed by Dominic Cooke that you can watch online on iFILM, starring Saoirse Ronan and Billy Howle. The screenplay was written by Ian McEwan himself, adapting his own novel. Running time: 110 minutes.

England, 1962. Edward and Florence have just married. They are clearly in love. But a single wedding night in a coastal hotel unravels everything left unsaid between them. Florence is a gifted violinist with a life mapped out and a past she keeps guarded. Edward grew up differently — freer, hungrier, less certain of what he wants. The pebble beach outside the window becomes the setting for a conversation that neither of them knows how to start.

Emily Watson and Anne-Marie Duff appear in supporting roles. The film unfolds in flashbacks, peeling back years of courtship to show how two people who genuinely care for each other can still fail to reach each other. Stream On Chesil Beach (2018) in full on iFILM.