Her marriage on the rocks, Anna Robinson (Susan Hampshire) goes to Jersey where she falls for islander Hugh (Michael Petrovitch). The couple begin a passionate love affair which is tragically cut short when Hugh suddenly dies from a heart condition. Anna is grief stricken, but her love for Hugh is so strong that not even death can keep them apart...
Neither the Sea Nor the Sand is a bleak, romantic horror love story that is told at a very gradual pace and requires a lot of patience from the viewer; I'm not entirely convinced that the film is worth the perseverance. It's more than likely too sappy for the average horror fan, too offbeat for anyone looking for a routine tearjerker, and simply too slow for almost everyone. The two leads are given some dreadful dialogue, and it's lucky for Petrovich that his character is mute for the second half of the film, leaving it up to Hampshire to shoulder most of the embarrassment.
Frank Finlay was probably relieved when his character - Hugh's puritanical brother George - plunges over a cliff in his van.
4.5/10, generously rounded up to 5 for IMDb. Goths and emos might enjoy this one more than most.
Neither the Sea Nor the Sand is a bleak, romantic horror love story that is told at a very gradual pace and requires a lot of patience from the viewer; I'm not entirely convinced that the film is worth the perseverance. It's more than likely too sappy for the average horror fan, too offbeat for anyone looking for a routine tearjerker, and simply too slow for almost everyone. The two leads are given some dreadful dialogue, and it's lucky for Petrovich that his character is mute for the second half of the film, leaving it up to Hampshire to shoulder most of the embarrassment.
Frank Finlay was probably relieved when his character - Hugh's puritanical brother George - plunges over a cliff in his van.
4.5/10, generously rounded up to 5 for IMDb. Goths and emos might enjoy this one more than most.