On Chesil Beach

21 Jul 2022, 9:30 PM

Let’s get straight to it, before we divert you

Where? At the Evergreen Open Air Cinema on the DOX+ terrace

How much are tickets? CZK 160 | members of the DOX Friends club free (please make a reservation)

How can I buy a ticket? Tickets can be purchased on-line, on the day of the movie until 7:00 p.m., or from 8:00 p.m. at the DOX Centre's ticket desk (Poupětova 1).

What if it rains? In case of bad weather, the movie projection will be cancelled. If the movie
hasn't started yet, we'll refund your money.

Terrace DOX+
Poupětova 3 – DOX+ entrance
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It is summer 1962, and England is still a year away from huge social changes - Beatlemania, the sexual revolution and the Swinging Sixties. We first encounter Florence (Ronan) and Edward (Howle), a young couple in their early twenties, on their wedding day. Now on their honeymoon, they are dining in their room at a stuffy, sedate hotel near Chesil Beach in Dorset, where one of them makes a major decision that will utterly change both of their lives forever.

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, this movie explores sex and the societal pressure that can accompany physical intimacy, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night.

Film version:
UK, 2017, 110 min
Director: Dominic Cooke
drama / romance
In English with Czech subtitles

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