{"product_id":"manchester-by-the-sea-a-screenplay-9781468316612","title":"Manchester by the Sea: A Screenplay","description":"\u003cb\u003eKenneth Lonergan's Academy Award and BAFTA-winning screenplay for the acclaimed film \u003ci\u003eManchester by the Sea \u003c\/i\u003eis a staggering achievement, an emotionally devastating meditation on grief and \"a drama of surpassing beauty\" (\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Rounding out the volume is a trenchant and incisive introduction by Kenneth Lonergan on writing for film.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKenneth Lonergan \u003c\/b\u003eis a playwright, screenwriter, and director. His work for film includes writing and directing \u003ci\u003eYou Can Count on Me\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMargaret\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eManchester by the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, and cowriting \u003ci\u003eGangs of New York\u003c\/i\u003e. He earned the Academy Award and the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay for \u003ci\u003eManchester by the Sea \u003c\/i\u003eand was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for \u003ci\u003eYou Can Count on Me \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGangs of New York\u003c\/i\u003e, among other accolades. In 2019, Lonergan was awarded the inaugural PEN\/Mike Nichols Writing for Performance Award. His plays include \u003ci\u003eThis is Our Youth \u003c\/i\u003e(available from Overlook), \u003ci\u003eThe Waverly Gallery\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLobby Hero\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harry N. Abrams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515323191570,"sku":"9781468316612","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_20824f91-8d94-4626-a43b-e265b1a9c71f.jpg?v=1731002776","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/manchester-by-the-sea-a-screenplay-9781468316612","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}