Manchester by the Sea (2016)

Film details

Featuring

Casey Affleck Michelle Williams Kyle Chandler
Director

Kenneth Lonergan
Country

USA
Year

2016
Genre

Drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Introduction

Tender, brutal and utterly mesmerising, Kenneth Lonergan’s (Margaret, 2011, You Can Count on Me, 2000) third feature as director is a visually eloquent and emotionally devastating exploration of grief and redemption.

Casey Affleck gives an indelible, career-defining performance as the laconic, calcified Lee, a man whose spare existence is suddenly ruptured when the death of his brother, Joe (Kyle Chandler), forces him to return to the hometown he abandoned years before. Rocked by contact with his estranged ex-wife (Michelle Williams) and the revelation that Joe has made him guardian of his teenage son (Lucas Hedges), Lee’s private torment deepens.

Lonergan harnesses all the cinematic potency of the wild and durable Massachusetts locations to magnify the unfathomable inner turmoil of a man so shattered by the consequences of one single mistake that he cannot reverse his retreat from life, even when faced with the responsibility of caring for someone else.

The primary tragedy is revealed through a series of flashbacks that imbue the narrative with a foreboding urgency, often triggered by an emotional response to place, spoken exchanges, or the knowing stares and whispers of the townspeople. This is exacting filmmaking, profound and overwhelming.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Lee Chandler
    
    Casey Affleck
  - Randi Chandler
    
    Michelle Williams
  - Joe Chandler
    
    Kyle Chandler
  - Patrick Chandler
    
    Lucas Hedges
  - George
    
    Wilson, C.J.
  - Jill
    
    Heather Burns
  - hockey coach
    
    Tate Donovan
  - Wes, Joe’s lawyer
    
    Josh Hamilton
  - Sandy
    
    Anna Baryshnikov
  - Jeffrey
    
    Matthew Broderick
  - Elise
    
    Gretchen Mol
Credits
- Direction:
  - Directed by
    
    Kenneth Lonergan
  - 1st Assistant Director
    
    Michael J. Moore
  - Script Supervisor
    
    Andrea Ulrich
  Rights:
  - ©
    
    LLC KFilms Manchester
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    Pearl Street Films
  - Production Company
    
    The Media Farm
  - Production Company
    
    K Period Media
  - Production Company
    
    Affleck/Middleton Project, The
  - Production Company
    
    B Story
  - Produced in association with
    
    Big Indie Pictures
  - This production participated in
    
    New York State Governor's Office of Motion Picture & Television Development's Post Production Credit Program
  - Presents
    
    Amazon
  - [Presented] in association with
    
    K Period Media
  - Executive Producer
    
    Josh Godfrey
  - Executive Producer
    
    John Krasinski
  - Executive Producer
    
    Declan Baldwin
  - Executive Producer
    
    Bill Migliore
  - Produced by
    
    Matt Damon
  - Produced by
    
    Kimberly Steward
  - Produced by
    
    Chris Moore
  - Produced by
    
    Lauren Beck
  - Produced by
    
    Kevin J. Walsh
  - Co-producer
    
    Ryan Stowell
  - Unit Production Manager
    
    Declan Baldwin
  - Location Manager
    
    Kai Quinlan
  - Location Manager
    
    Alex Berard
  - Post-production Supervisor
    
    Stuart Macphee
  Casting:
  - Casting by
    
    Douglas Aibel
  Writing:
  - Written by
    
    Kenneth Lonergan
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    Jody Lee Lipes
  - Additional Cinematographer
    
    Petr Hlinomaz
  - A Camera Operator
    
    Petr Hlinomaz
  - A Camera Operator
    
    Sam Ellison
  - Steadicam Operator
    
    Kyle Rudolph
  - Steadicam Operator
    
    Afton Grant
  - Steadicam Operator
    
    Brant S. Fagan
  - Steadicam Operator
    
    Michael Fuchs
  - Steadicam Operator
    
    Eli Aranoff
  Special Effects:
  - Visual Effects by
    
    Hectic Electric
  - Special Effects Supervisor
    
    Michael Ricci
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Jennifer Lame
  Design:
  - Production Designer
    
    Ruth De Jong
  - Art Director
    
    Jourdan Henderson
  Costumes:
  - Costume Designer
    
    Melissa Toth
  Make-up:
  - Make-up Department Head
    
    Liz Bernstrom
  - Hair Department Head
    
    Frank Barbossa
  Titles:
  - Main Titles/End Titles Sequences Designed by
    
    Jeff Kryvicky
  Music:
  - Music by
    
    Lesley Barber
  - Music Composed and Conducted by
    
    Lesley Barber
  - Vocal Soloist
    
    Jocoba Barber-Rozema
  Sound:
  - [Production] Sound Mixer
    
    Kevin Parker
  - Sound Re-recording Mixer
    
    Jacob Ribicoff
  - Sound Re-recording Mixer
    
    Roland Vajs
  - Supervising Sound Editor
    
    Jacob Ribicoff
  Stunts:
  - Stunt Co-ordinator
    
    Paul Marini
  - Stunt Co-ordinator
    
    Patrick M. Walsh