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The Sea

  • 20132013
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 26m
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Ciarán Hinds, Charlotte Rampling, and Bonnie Wright in The Sea (2013)
Mourning the recent death of his wife and wrestling with the demons of his past, a retired art historian (Ciaran Hinds; Munich) takes lodging at a seaside cottage under the eye of a watchful housekeeper (Charlotte Rampling), in this adaptation of revered Irish author John Banville's Man Booker Prize-winning novel.
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The story of a man who returns to the sea where he spent his childhood summers in search of peace following the death of his wife.The story of a man who returns to the sea where he spent his childhood summers in search of peace following the death of his wife.The story of a man who returns to the sea where he spent his childhood summers in search of peace following the death of his wife.

IMDb RATING
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399
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  • Director
    • Stephen Brown
  • Writer
    • John Banville(novel)
  • Stars
    • Ciarán Hinds
    • Sinéad Cusack
    • Joe Gallagher
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  • Director
    • Stephen Brown
  • Writer
    • John Banville(novel)
  • Stars
    • Ciarán Hinds
    • Sinéad Cusack
    • Joe Gallagher
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    • 9User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 5 nominations

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    Ciarán Hinds, Natascha McElhone, Charlotte Rampling, and Rufus Sewell in The Sea (2013)
    Ciarán Hinds, Natascha McElhone, Charlotte Rampling, and Rufus Sewell in The Sea (2013)
    The Sea (2013)
    Ciarán Hinds and Charlotte Rampling in The Sea (2013)

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    Ciarán Hinds
    Ciarán Hinds
    • Max Mordenas Max Morden
    Sinéad Cusack
    Sinéad Cusack
    • Anna Mordenas Anna Morden
    Joe Gallagher
    • Consultantas Consultant
    Karen Scully
    • Nurseas Nurse
    Ruth Bradley
    Ruth Bradley
    • Claireas Claire
    Charlotte Rampling
    Charlotte Rampling
    • Miss Vavasouras Miss Vavasour
    Natascha McElhone
    Natascha McElhone
    • Connie Graceas Connie Grace
    Rufus Sewell
    Rufus Sewell
    • Carlo Graceas Carlo Grace
    Matthew Dillon
    • Young Maxas Young Max
    Karl Johnson
    Karl Johnson
    • Blundenas Blunden
    Bonnie Wright
    Bonnie Wright
    • Roseas Rose
    Missy Keating
    Missy Keating
    • Chloe Graceas Chloe Grace
    Padhraig Parkinson
    • Myles Graceas Myles Grace
    Paul McCloskey
    • Barmanas Barman
    • (as Fred Paul McCloskey)
    Amy Molloy
    Amy Molloy
    • Shopgirl - Sadieas Shopgirl - Sadie
    Fionnuala Murphy
    • Max's Motheras Max's Mother
    Lalor Roddy
    Lalor Roddy
    • Waiteras Waiter
    Lorcan Bonner
    • Cinema Attendantas Cinema Attendant
    • Director
      • Stephen Brown
    • Writer
      • John Banville(novel) (screenplay)
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    The story of a man who returns to the sea where he spent his childhood summers in search of peace following the death of his wife.
    • death
    • screenplay adapted by author
    • drown
    • child minder
    • first kiss
    • 13 more
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    • Genre
      • Drama
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
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    • Trivia
      The novel of the same title by John Banville, which the film is based on, won the Booker Prize in 2005.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Anna Morden: Doctor, is it the death sentence? Or do I get life?

    User reviews9

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    7/10
    Ultimately a simple, well-made film
    This film adaptation of John Banville's book by the same name, is irritatingly compelling and ultimately lacklustre in a really intriguingly enjoyable kind of way… that probably doesn't make sense right now, but by the end of the film you'll understand, or at least begin to understand – much like the plot of the film, which starts off slow but builds to a very pleasing climax.

    Initially it's somewhat up and down - getting lost in its own narrative at times, with no clear intention of where the story's heading. Once we become invested in the characters they begin to reveal the humanity of the story which is a very emotional recounting of the glory of past life experiences, and the harrowing reality of the progression of life for our main character, Max Morden.

    Beautiful warm and cold colour grades serve to separate the cheerful, innocent flashbacks from the much bleaker present day narrative. Every image and colour is used effectively to add to the story, and coupled with engaging performances from every actor present, this makes for a seamless viewing experience that's unique and enjoyable – although somewhat slow in its pacing at times. Where the film really struggles is in its efforts to manage the various narrative strands and how they play with each other. Unfortunately, it fails to uphold each strand all the time – sometimes leaving you wishing that the next flashback could come sooner, rather than later.

    Simplicity is at the foundation of any creation, and it's from there you build on the layers to develop the project – "The Sea" skipped a few levels and tried to accomplish too much in its narrative at times, and while ultimately a simple, very well made film, it loses focus and dips too often to maintain the fantastic tone it sets for itself.
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    • stuart-comerford
    • Apr 18, 2014

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    • Release date
      • April 18, 2014 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • Ireland
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El mar, de John Banville
    • Filming locations
      • County Wexford, Ireland
    • Production companies
      • Independent
      • Samson Films
      • Quicksilver Films
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $33,735
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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