Year by the Sea

Name: Year by the Sea
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: September 8, 2017
Duration: 114 min
Rating: 43
Cast: Amy Van Nostrand, Anastasia Tsikhanava, Andria Blackman, Celia Imrie, Jane Hajduk

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Real Women Make Waves | Release Date: September 8, 2017 | Not Rated

Starring: Amy Van Nostrand, Anastasia Tsikhanava, Andria Blackman, Celia Imrie, Jane Hajduk, Karen Allen, Michael Cristofer, Monique Gabriela Curnen, S. Epatha Merkerson, Yannick Bisson, Zachariah Supka

Summary: After 30 years as a wife and mother, an empty nester retreats to Cape Cod rather than follow her relocated husband to Kansas. Intent to rediscover herself but plagued with guilt, she questions her decision until stumbling upon a spirited mentor. Supported by her literary agent and a host of locals, including a sexy fisherman, our heroineAfter 30 years as a wife and mother, an empty nester retreats to Cape Cod rather than follow her relocated husband to Kansas. Intent to rediscover herself but plagued with guilt, she questions her decision until stumbling upon a spirited mentor. Supported by her literary agent and a host of locals, including a sexy fisherman, our heroine learns to embrace the ebb and flow of life—ultimately discovering the balance between self and sacrifice, obligation and desire.… Expand

Director: Alexander Janko

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 114 min

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The Film Stage Jose Solís

Sep 9, 2017

Joan’s peculiar kind of charm is mostly owed to Allen, who gives what might be the most complex, layered performance of her career. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Sep 7, 2017

Joan’s story unfolds all too neatly, but in Allen’s spark and grace there’s a real sense of discovery. Read full review

Alan Scherstuhl

Sep 7, 2017

It’s less the story of a woman taking a year off from city life and her husband than it is a pleasant revue of sketches and scenarios on that topic. Read full review

Susan Wloszczyna

Sep 21, 2017

Instead of a hearty chowder of emotional highs and lows, first-time director Alexander Janko, who also adapted the script, settles for a diluted, Campbell’s-Soup version of getting one’s groove back. Read full review

Gary Goldstein

Sep 14, 2017

Unfortunately, this overlong picture rarely feels particularly authentic. Read full review

Ty Burr

Sep 20, 2017

Year by the Sea is for audiences who don’t trust the shiftiness of nuance and craft, of messages that rise up from dramatic situations rather than being pasted on top of them, and who would prefer their life lessons stated loudly and for maximum applicability. Read full review

Tricia Olszewski

Sep 8, 2017

Even women will lose their man cards if they buy a ticket to Year by the Sea, a figurative and nearly retch-inducing celebration of the ovary based on a best-selling memoir by Joan Anderson. Read full review

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sbump5

Jun 11, 2018

I absolutely love this movie!! I think it should be a must see for all women but men will like it too.

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badcox

Sep 27, 2017

I really enjoyed this movie. The cast worked well together. If you like action movies etc this isn't for you. This movie reminded me a little of "something's gotta give". I will be watching it again.

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GreatMartin

Mar 13, 2017

In 1989 there was a very popular play and movie called “Shirley Valentine” which could be summarized as a middle-aged housewife, wondering what happened to her life. When a friend wins a vacation, Shirley begins to see the world, and herself, in a different light.
In “Year By The Sea” KarenIn 1989 there was a very popular play and movie called “Shirley Valentine” which could be summarized as a middle-aged housewife, wondering what happened to her life. When a friend wins a vacation, Shirley begins to see the world, and herself, in a different light.
In “Year By The Sea” Karen Allen plays Joan who is facing two crisis in her life with the first experiencing a mother whose children have left the nest and the second being her husband telling her that his firm is closing the office in the area they and he made the decision they would transfer to Wichita without talking to her first.
Joan, a writer, makes her own decision to take off to Cape Cod for a year to write a new book and find out who she really is besides being a mother, wife and writer.
We take that journey with her and a splendid cast made up of Allen, Celia Imrie, S. Epahta Merkerson, Yannick Bisson, Michael Cristofer among others.
“Year By The Sea” is a pleasant film, easy to watch, but it is the many glorious shots of the sea and the surrounding area that are really the star of the movie.… Expand

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