Neither The Sea Nor The Sand (1972)

While vacationing on the Isle Of Jersey, an unhappily married woman (Susan Hampshire) meets a lighthouse keeper (Michael Petrovitch) and they fall in love. She doesn't return home to her husband but moves in with her lover. But when he dies suddenly, she is devastated ..... until he returns to her. Based on the novel by Gordon Honeycombe (who adapted his book for the screen) and directed by Paul Burnley. If ever a movie screamed out for a remake, this is it! The premise is fascinating but the execution of it is awkward and a major casting error spoils any possibility of success. This is a tale where the passion between the two lovers is paramount. We need an intense WUTHERING HEIGHTS kind of romance. But there's zero chemistry between Hampshire and Petrovitch, whose performance is non-existent. He's dead before he even dies! They talk about their "great" love but we don't see it. All we see is long walks on the sea shore with mawkish music or sex scenes with mawkish music. With Frank Finlay and Michael Craze.