5/7/2023 0 Comments Author of on chesil beach![]() ![]() ![]() “It all came together once Number 9 Films got involved. “Big mistake,” Ian jokes, “he could have been earning so much more money with me!” After this setback, Ian moved on to other things, but eventually production company Number 9 Films came on board and the film was given new life. Ian started work on this film 5 years ago and had Sam Mendes in line to direct, but Mendes left the project to direct Skyfall. I wanted it to be very tender, and I just couldn’t trust anyone else to do it.” I didn’t want anyone else getting hold of it and getting it wrong or making it pornographic. “I didn’t want anyone else to tell the story,” he states, “that was my initial, possessive feeling. McEwan feels a very close and personal connection to On Chesil Beach – and this is what led him to write the screenplay himself. This experience – namely Florence’s fear and disinterest as far as sex is concerned and Billy’s lack of understanding – has lifelong consequences for each character. ![]() The film centres around two virgin newlyweds, Florence and Edward, and their disastrous first attempt to consummate their marriage. On Chesil Beach is set in England in 1962. The film was written by McEwan, directed by Dominic Cooke and stars Saoirse Ronan and Billy Howle. On Chesil Beach is the film adaptation of McEwan’s 2007 novella of the same name. In the film world, he is best known for writing the novels that inspired Enduring Love and Atonement. ![]() Ian McEwan is an English novelist and screenwriter. ![]()
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