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The Sea

Synopsis

A middle-aged art historian returns to the Irish seaside village where, as a boy, he and his family spent their holidays. His visit triggers a series of memories, some romantic, some disturbing, of a summer that saw the awakening of sexuality and an unexpected tragedy. John Banville adapted his Man Booker Prize-winning novel to provide the script for this haunting and superlatively acted film.

Details

Year
2013
Type of project
Features
Running time
87 mins
Director
Stephen Brown
Producer
Luc Roeg, Michael Robinson, David Collins
Executive Producer
Andrew Orr, Philip Herd, Ernest Bachrach, Rebecca Long, Steve Spence, Michael Sackler, Julia Godzinskaya
Editor
Stephen O'Connell
Screenwriter
John Banville
Director of Photography
John Conroy
Production Designer
Derek Wallace
Sound
Simon Willis
Composer
Andrew Hewitt
Principal cast
Ciarán Hinds, Charlotte Rampling, Natascha McElhone, Rufus Sewell, Bonnie Wright, Sinéad Cusack

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Sales Company

Independent

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London WC2E 7PB
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