On Chesil Beach (2017 film)
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On Chesil Beach (2017 film) is a British drama based on Ian McEwan’s novella, depicting a young couple’s fraught wedding night in 1960s England and the lasting impact of their inability to communicate.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| On Chesil Beach | 2 |
| On Chesil Beach (2017 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: On Chesil Beach (2017 film) Context triple: [Ian McEwan, adaptationOfWork, On Chesil Beach (2017 film)]
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Phantom Thread
Phantom Thread is a 2017 period drama film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, following a meticulous London dressmaker whose controlled life is disrupted by a young woman who becomes his muse and lover.
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A Bigger Splash
A Bigger Splash is a famous 1967 pop art painting by British artist David Hockney depicting a sunlit Californian swimming pool just after someone has dived in.
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C.
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a British comedy-drama film about a group of British retirees who relocate to a seemingly luxurious retirement hotel in India, only to find it far less grand than advertised but ultimately life-changing.
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D.
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a 2015 British comedy-drama film and sequel to The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, following the continued adventures and romances of a group of British retirees in India.
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E.
Call Me by Your Name
Call Me by Your Name is a critically acclaimed romantic drama film set in 1980s Italy that explores a passionate summer relationship between a teenage boy and an older graduate student.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On Chesil Beach (2017 film) Target entity description: On Chesil Beach (2017 film) is a British drama based on Ian McEwan’s novella, depicting a young couple’s fraught wedding night in 1960s England and the lasting impact of their inability to communicate.
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A.
Phantom Thread
Phantom Thread is a 2017 period drama film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, following a meticulous London dressmaker whose controlled life is disrupted by a young woman who becomes his muse and lover.
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B.
A Bigger Splash
A Bigger Splash is a famous 1967 pop art painting by British artist David Hockney depicting a sunlit Californian swimming pool just after someone has dived in.
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C.
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a British comedy-drama film about a group of British retirees who relocate to a seemingly luxurious retirement hotel in India, only to find it far less grand than advertised but ultimately life-changing.
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D.
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a 2015 British comedy-drama film and sequel to The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, following the continued adventures and romances of a group of British retirees in India.
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E.
Call Me by Your Name
Call Me by Your Name is a critically acclaimed romantic drama film set in 1980s Italy that explores a passionate summer relationship between a teenage boy and an older graduate student.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British drama film
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film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Ian McEwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | On Chesil Beach (novella) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Sean Bobbitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Dominic Cooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Lionsgate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Nick Fenton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Chesil Beach
NERFINISHED
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Dorset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| leadActorRole |
Billy Howle as Edward Mayhew
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Saoirse Ronan as Florence Ponting ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Edward Mayhew
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Florence Ponting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Dan Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
class differences
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emotional repression ⓘ sexual inexperience ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| period | 1960s ⓘ |
| plotSummary | depicts a young couple’s tense wedding night and the consequences of their inability to communicate ⓘ |
| producer |
Elizabeth Karlsen
NERFINISHED
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Stephen Woolley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Number 9 Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 110 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Ian McEwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Dorset
NERFINISHED
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England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1962 ⓘ |
| sourceWorkGenre | novella ⓘ |
| sourceWorkPublicationYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| starring |
Adrian Scarborough
NERFINISHED
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Anne-Marie Duff NERFINISHED ⓘ Billy Howle NERFINISHED ⓘ Emily Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel West NERFINISHED ⓘ Saoirse Ronan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeStructure |
includes flashforwards
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uses flashbacks ⓘ |
| worldPremiereEvent | Toronto International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldPremiereYear | 2017 ⓘ |
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Subject: On Chesil Beach (2017 film) Description of subject: On Chesil Beach (2017 film) is a British drama based on Ian McEwan’s novella, depicting a young couple’s fraught wedding night in 1960s England and the lasting impact of their inability to communicate.
Referenced by (3)
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On Chesil Beach
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On Chesil Beach