[THE DEEP BLUE SEA screens Saturday July 14th at 7:00 pm and Sunday July 15th at 4:00 pm at the Cleveland Cinematheque.]
Based
on a 1950's British play by Terrence Rattigan, THE DEEP
BLUE SEA is the story of Hester
(Rachael Weisz), a woman trapped between two lovers. Her husband Sir
William (Simon Russell Beale) sincerely cares about her, but there is
no passion in their relationship. Hester finds what her husband lacks
in Freddie (Tom Hiddleston), a former air force pilot. But while
sexual sparks fly between Hester and Freddy, their relationship is
just as volatile outside the bedroom, mainly due to Freddy's
inability to show Hester any real affection or even consideration.
Hester's
solution to her dilemma is to attempt suicide, which is what she is
doing when we first meet her. The attempt fails, and the film then
bounces back and forth between past and present as Hester ponders
what brought her to this point, and where she will go from there.
