Following his poetic screen homage to Liverpool, Of Time and the City, and an eleven year hiatus from fiction filmmaking, iconic British director Terence Davies returns with a visually impressive and superb adaptation of Terence Rattigan’s 1952 play. The enthralling story follows dazzling socialite Hester Collyer, played by Oscar-winner Rachel Weisz, who abandons her privileged life in 1950s London as the wife of a high court judge to embark on a passionate love affair, much to the shock of those around her. Walking out on her marriage, Hester gives up her unhappy life of comfort and convention to move in with a dashing young ex-RAF pilot. Stuck between the devil and the deep blue sea, what – or whom – should Hester choose?
Supplementing the play’s study of forbidden love and suppressed desire with Davies’ renowned visual flair and subtle storytelling, and featuring a remarkable central performance from Weisz, The Deep Blue Sea is a deeply moving love story with a timeless appeal.