sexual abuse,based on novel or book,frigidity,honeymoon,sexual revolution,newlywed,1960s,dorset,fear of intimacy

On Chesil Beach (2018)

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A different time. A different love.

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.

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Director
Dominic Cooke
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    Florence Ponting Saoirse Ronan
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    Edward Mayhew Billy Howle
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    Marjorie Mayhew Anne-Marie Duff
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    Lionel Mayhew Adrian Scarborough
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    Violet Ponting Emily Watson
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    Geoffrey Ponting Samuel West
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    Waiter One Andy Burse
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    Waiter Two Rasmus Hardiker

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Keywords

  • sexual abuse
  • based on novel or book
  • frigidity
  • honeymoon
  • sexual revolution
  • newlywed
  • 1960s
  • dorset
  • fear of intimacy