On Chesil Beach, the film

It is 2007. An American bookseller and filmmaker spends the day with McEwan in London. Directed by Doug Biro ("Herbie Hancock: Possibilities") and shot over four days in England and the United States, the 30-minute film includes interviews with McEwan in London, on-location footage from Chesil Beach, an original soundtrack, commentary from peers and critics, and more. By film's end, a press kerfuffle has been averted, Kafka has come up in conversation twice, and the natural balance of England's beaches has been restored.

Get a glimpse of the film here.

"A nifty little flick... We shan't spoil the story — buy the book! See the movie! — but we will say it's worth the hyperbole. And the hype....This is McEwan, face-to-face."
--John Hood, Miami SunPost

"The film may be part of a beachhead of change in the way readers and authors connect."
--Bob Thompson, Washington Post

"If someone were to explain the concept to me, it would sound so simultaneously populist and intellectual that I'd swear it was a European fancy... A very smart and engaging little film."
--Chas Bowie, The Portland Mercury

"Tightly and carefully done."
--Ian McEwan, New York Magazine