Max Morden is an art historian who's determined to re-discover his own history following the heart-breaking death of his ill wife. In a bid to re-visit his childhood, he descends upon an idyllic seaside town where he enjoyed much of his summer holidays alongside the Grace family. The boarding house he used to visit is now run by Miss Vavasour and is co-inhabited by a peculiar man named Blunden, and his own daughter is anxiously trying to convince him to return home. Instead, he reflects upon his time as boy, where he found himself infatuated with the dazzling Mrs. Grace and subsequently drew closer to her children, the hypersexual Connie and her brother Myles. He begins to remember significant details from his time there, including an affair between the children's nursemaid Rose and another member of the household, and starts to wonder just how accurate his childhood memories are.
'The Sea' is an upcoming drama film directed by Stephen Brown in his feature-length film debut. It has been written by John Banville ('Seascape', 'The Last September', 'Albert Nobbs'), the author of the 2005 novel of the same name on which the film is based, and has been nominated for awards at both the Edinburgh International Film Festival and the Irish Film and Television Awards. The movie is due to be released in the UK on April 18th 2014.
Starring: Ciaran Hinds, Charlotte Rampling, Natascha Mcelhone, Rufus Sewell, Bonnie Wright, Sinead Cusack