{"product_id":"9781468316612-manchester-by-the-sea-a-screenplay","title":"Manchester by the Sea: A Screenplay","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe BAFTA and Academy Award-winning screenplay, “a drama of surpassing beauty” (Wall Street Journal)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Academy Award–winning screenplay of “a drama of surpassing beauty” (\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Kenneth Lonergan’s Academy Award and BAFTA–winning screenplay for the acclaimed film \u003ci\u003eManchester by the Sea \u003c\/i\u003eis a staggering achievement and an emotionally devastating meditation on grief.\u003cbr\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eManchester by the Sea \u003c\/i\u003e“illuminates with quiet, unyielding grace how you and I and our neighbors get by, and sometimes how we don’t” (\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e Rounding out the volume is a trenchant and incisive introduction by Kenneth Lonergan on writing for film.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40944080650337,"sku":"9781468316612","price":8.41,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26798051.jpg?v=1721291927","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781468316612-manchester-by-the-sea-a-screenplay","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}