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Hester Collyer (Rachel Weisz)

Freddie Page (Tom Hiddleston) and Hester Collyer (Rachel Weisz)

Director Terence Davies

Freddie Page (Tom Hiddleston)

Hester Collyer (Rachel Weisz)

William Collyer (Simon Russell Beale)

Freddie Page (Tom Hiddleston) and Hester Collyer (Rachel Weisz)

The Deep Blue Sea

directed by Terence Davies
starring Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston, Simon Russell Beale

Master chronicler of post-War England, Davies directs Rachel Weisz as a woman whose overpowering, obsessive love alienates the men around her and destroys her well being. The film is an adaptation of British playwright Terence Rattigan’s 1952 play, featuring one of the greatest roles for an actress in modern theatre, performed by countless actresses including Peggy Ashcroft, Vivian Leigh and Blythe Danner.

In a deeply vulnerable performance Rachel Weisz is the latest incarnation of Hester Collyer, the wife of a high-WASP judge (British theatre actor Simon Russell Beale), a free spirit trapped in a passionless marriage. Her encounter with Freddie Page, a troubled former Royal Air Force pilot (Tom Hiddleston, Thor, Midnight in Paris, War Horse, The Avengers) throws her life in turmoil, as their erotic relationship leaves her emotionally stranded and physically isolated. Nearly abandoned by Freddie, Hester attempts to win him back through a desperate gesture, which only serves to estrange her more from the men in her life and reality itself.

Through flashbacks, Mr. Davies creates memorable cinematic compositions against the backdrop of post-war England. His signature style includes beautiful tracking shots as well as the use of popular music of the day, and here Samuel Barber’s majestic Opus for Violin and Orchestra. Besides his two acclaimed semi-autobiographical features Distant Voices, Still Lives and The Long Day Closes, Mr. Davies films include The House of Mirth, The Neon Bible, and his masterful nonfiction exploration of his native city, Liverpool, Of Time and the City.

Awards

Official Selection – Toronto International Film Festival
Official Selection – San Sebastian International Film Festival
Closing Night Selection – BFI London Film Festival

Press Reactions

Terence Davies’ (typically) exquisite, nuanced, romantic tragedy, adapted from a 1950’s play by Terence Rattigan, is my 2011 TIFF favorite. A beautiful, vulnerable Rachel Weisz will break your heart just as she cracked mine, playing a woman who leaves her husband (Simon Russell Beale) for a man (Tom Hiddleston) she knows will never love her the way she does him. – Entertainment Weekly

Technical Information

Production Year: 2011
Release Date: 23 Mar 2012
Country of Production: United Kingdom
Language: English
Running Time: 98
Screen Ratio: 1.85:1
Sound: Dolby Digital
Color: Color
Rating: not yet rated

The Deep Blue Sea official site

http://www.thedeepblueseamovie.com/

Press Notes for The Deep Blue Sea
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Playdates

Opens	State	City	Theater

March 23	CA	Encino	Town Center 5
		Los Angeles	The Landmark
		Pasadena	Playhouse 7
		Santa Ana	South Coast Village
	NY	Bronxville	Bronxville 3
		Brooklyn	Cobble Hill
		East Hampton	East Hampton 6
		Huntington	Cinema Arts Center
		Kew Gardens	Kew Gardens
		Malverne	Malverne
		Manhasset	Manhasset
		New York	Angelika NY
			The Paris
		Westhampton Beach	Westhampton Arts

March 30	-	Washington D.C.	E Street
	CA	Berkeley	Shattuck
		Campbell	Camera 7
		Palo Alto	Aquarius Theatre
		San Diego	La Jolla
		San Francisco	Embarcadero 5
		San Rafael	Rafael FC
	CT	Fairfield	Bullard Square
		Greenwich	Greenwich Plaza
		New Haven	Criterion New Haven
		Norwalk	Garden Norwalk
	IL	Chicago	Century Centre
		Highland Park	Renaissance Place
		Wilmette	Wilmette
	MD	Bethesda	Bethesda Row
	MA	Cambridge	Kendall Square
		West Newton	West Newton
	MI	Royal Oak	Main Art Theatre
	NM	Santa Fe	The Screen
	NY	Pleasantville	Jacob Burns FC
		Sag Harbor	Sag Harbor
	VA	Arlington	Shirlington 7
		Fairfax	Cinema Arts 6

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