Year by the Sea

Year by the Sea is a 2016 independent American comedy-drama film starring Karen Allen, Yannick Bisson, S. Epatha Merkerson, Michael Cristofer, and Celia Imrie.[1][2][3][4][5] It is the screenwriting and directorial debut of film composer Alexander Janko.[6] The film is based on Joan Anderson's 2000 "The New York Times" best-selling memoir A Year by the Sea: Thoughts of an Unfinished Woman.[7][8]

Year by the Sea
Directed byAlexander Janko
Produced byLaura Goodenow
Alexander Janko
Dale Armin Johnson
Bill Latka
Written byAlexander Janko
Based onA Year by the Sea: Thoughts of an Unfinished Woman
by Joan Anderson
StarringKaren Allen
Music byAlexander Janko
CinematographyBryan Papierski
Edited byNoriko Sakamoto
Production
company
Montabela Productions
Rivet Entertainment LLC
Distributed byReal Women Make Waves
Release date
  • April 9, 2016 (2016-04-09) (Vail)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Premise

Hoping to reclaim who she was before marriage and children, an empty nester retreats to Cape Cod where she embarks upon a quest to set herself free.

Cast

Locations

"Year by the Sea" was filmed in Massachusetts at various locations on Cape Cod, including Wellfleet, Orleans, Chatham and Eastham.[9]

Release

"Year by the Sea" opened at the 2016 Vail Film Festival in Vail, Colorado, where the film won the Audience Award and Karen Allen was honored with the Vanguard Award for her role in "Year by the Sea" and her lifetime achievements in film.[10] The film played at a total of 18 film festivals throughout 2016, earning a total of 16 awards (see Awards). In January 2017, the film was released by independent distributor Real Women Make Waves at select Florida theaters. In May 2017, the film was released in select New England theaters. In September 2017, the film launched its national release at Lincoln Plaza Cinemas in New York City, ultimately playing in more than 100 theaters nationwide. In late 2017, the film became available for rent and purchase on Amazon in the US and on iTunes in the US and Canada. It launched for rent/sale on Amazon UK in July 2019.

Awards

Audience Choice: Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival;[11] Naperville Independent Film Festival;[12] Berkshire International Film Festival (tie);[13] Vail Film Festival [14]

Best Feature: On Location: Memphis International Film and Music Festival [15]

Best Screenplay: Grand Prize - Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival;[16] (Honors) Outstanding Achievement - Newport Beach Film Festival [17]

Best Music: Alexander Janko - Hamilton Film Festival [18]

Overall Awards: Carpe Diem Andretta Award - Woodstock Film Festival [19]

Actor Awards: Best Actress (Karen Allen) — Naperville Independent Film Festival & Hamilton Film Festival;[20][21] Women in Film Award (Karen Allen) — St. Louis International Film Festival;[22] Creative Vision Award (Karen Allen) — Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival;[23] Vanguard Award (Karen Allen) — Vail Film Festival;[24] Best Ensemble Cast — Best Actors Film Festival [25]

Reception

The independently produced and distributed film received mixed reviews. It has a 48% critic rating and an 83% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[26] Glenn Kenny of "The New York Times" gave the film a fresh tomato, calling it "refreshing in its depiction of diverse, older female characters." [27] Sheri Linden of "The Hollywood Reporter" also gave the film a fresh tomato, saying, "In Allen's spark and grace, there's a real sense of discovery." [28] And Alan Scherstuhl of "The Village Voice" positively reviewed "Year by the Sea", noting, "the film has soothing, even therapeutic value." [29] Meanwhile, Bill Goodykoontz of The Arizona Republic awarded the film two stars out of five.[30] Susan Wloszczyna of The Washington Post awarded the film two stars out of four.[31] Ty Burr of The Boston Globe awarded the film one and a half stars.[32] And Al Alexander of The Patriot Ledger gave the film a negative review and wrote that it "is little more than a lame excuse for good actors to embarrass themselves by uttering eye-rolling bromides about aging gracefully."[33]

References
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  2. Linden, Sheri (6 September 2017). "'Year by the Sea': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  3. Ayuso, Pilar (23 February 2017). "'Year by the sea', sensiblero y demodé". El Nuevo Herald. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  4. Olszewski, Tricia (8 September 2017). "'Year by the Sea' Review: Female Empowerment Comedy Is Insufferably Twee". TheWrap. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  5. Goldstein, Gary (28 December 2017). "Review Karen Allen is a wonder, but she deserves better than 'Year by the Sea'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  6. Means, Sean P. (28 September 2017). "'Year by the Sea' is a soggy tale of self-discovery". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  7. "PAPERBACK BEST SELLERS: October 29, 2000". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  8. Horwitz, Simi (6 September 2017). "Film Review: Year by the Sea". Film Journal International. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  9. "Movie Review: 'Year By The Sea' Proves That It's Never Too Late To Reclaim Your Life". The Enterprise. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  10. "Vail Film Festival announces 2016 award winners". Vail Daily. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
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  20. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0001682/2016/1/. Retrieved 28 July 2019. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  22. http://www.cinemastlouis.org/awards/2016. Retrieved 28 July 2019. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  24. "Vail Film Festival announces 2016 award winners". Vail Daily. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  25. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0003178/2016/1/. Retrieved 28 July 2019. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  26. "Year by the Sea". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  27. Kenny, Glenn (7 September 2017). "'Review: 'Year by the Sea' in Search of Answers to Life's Riddles". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  28. Linden, Sheri (6 September 2017). "'Year by the Sea': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  29. "Tracking Shots: This Week in Film". The Village Voice. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  30. Goodykoontz, Bill (21 September 2017). "'Year by the Sea' stranded by cliches, bad writing". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  31. Wloszczyna, Susan (21 September 2017). "'Year by the Sea': Only sporadic melodrama in this vicarious trip to Cape Cod". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  32. Burr, Ty (21 September 2017). "Karen Allen is the one true thing in 'Year by the Sea'". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  33. Alexander, Al (21 September 2017). "Movie review: 'Year' is lost at sea". The Patriot Ledger. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
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