Sat, Jul 21 – Wed, Jul 25
Directed by Dominic Cook; Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Billy Howle, Anne-Marie Duff, Adrian Scarborough, Emily Watson, and Samuel West; 110 mins, R
Adapted by Ian McEwan from his bestselling novel, the drama centers on a young couple of drastically different backgrounds in the summer of 1962. Following the pair through their idyllic courtship, the film explores sex and the societal pressure that can accompany physical intimacy, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night. “It’s a lyrical and rapturous film—a repressed passion play, funny, delicate and heartbreaking.” —Owen Gliberman, Variety