Manchester by the Sea: A Screenplay
A Screenplay
Published on 6. April 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-1-4683-1661-2 (ISBN)
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The Academy Award-winning screenplay of "a drama of surpassing beauty" (Wall Street Journal)
Kenneth Lonergan's Academy Award and BAFTA-winning screenplay for the acclaimed film Manchester by the Sea is a staggering achievement and an emotionally devastating meditation on grief.
Lee Chandler is a brooding, irritable loner who works as a handyman in
Boston. One damp winter day he gets a call summoning him to his
hometown, Manchester-by-the-Sea, the fishing village where his
working-class family has lived for generations. His brother's heart has
given out suddenly, and he's been named guardian to his riotous
16-year-old nephew. His return re-opens an unspeakable tragedy, as he is
forced to confront a past that separated him from his wife, Randi, and
the community where he was born and raised. A sweeping story of loss and
new beginnings, Manchester by the Sea "illuminates with quiet, unyielding grace how you and I and our neighbors get by, and sometimes how we don't" (Boston Globe).
Rounding out the volume is a trenchant and incisive introduction by Kenneth Lonergan on writing for film.
Kenneth Lonergan's Academy Award and BAFTA-winning screenplay for the acclaimed film Manchester by the Sea is a staggering achievement and an emotionally devastating meditation on grief.
Lee Chandler is a brooding, irritable loner who works as a handyman in
Boston. One damp winter day he gets a call summoning him to his
hometown, Manchester-by-the-Sea, the fishing village where his
working-class family has lived for generations. His brother's heart has
given out suddenly, and he's been named guardian to his riotous
16-year-old nephew. His return re-opens an unspeakable tragedy, as he is
forced to confront a past that separated him from his wife, Randi, and
the community where he was born and raised. A sweeping story of loss and
new beginnings, Manchester by the Sea "illuminates with quiet, unyielding grace how you and I and our neighbors get by, and sometimes how we don't" (Boston Globe).
Rounding out the volume is a trenchant and incisive introduction by Kenneth Lonergan on writing for film.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
157 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4683-1661-2 (9781468316612)
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Kenneth Lonergan is a playwright, screenwriter, and director. His work for film includes writing and directing You Can Count on Me, Margaret, and Manchester by the Sea, and co-writing Gangs of New York. He earned the Academy Award and the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay for Manchester by the Sea and
was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director. He was nominated
for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for You Can Count on Me and Gangs of New York,
among other accolades. In 2019, Lonergan was awarded the inaugural
PEN/Mike Nichols Writing for Performance Award. His plays include This is Our Youth (available from Overlook), The Waverly Gallery, and Lobby Hero.
was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director. He was nominated
for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for You Can Count on Me and Gangs of New York,
among other accolades. In 2019, Lonergan was awarded the inaugural
PEN/Mike Nichols Writing for Performance Award. His plays include This is Our Youth (available from Overlook), The Waverly Gallery, and Lobby Hero.