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The Deep Blue Sea
Directed by
Terence Davies
Produced by Sean O'Connor and Kate Ogborn
Screenplay by Terence Davies Based on the play by Terence Rattigan
Produced by Sean O'Connor and Kate Ogborn
Screenplay by Terence Davies Based on the play by Terence Rattigan
With:
Ann Mitchell, Jolyon Coy, Karl Johnson, Rachel Weisz, Simon Russell Beale, Tom Hiddleston, Harry Hadden-Paton, Sarah Kants, and Oliver Ford Davies
Cinematography:
Florian Hoffmeister
Editing: David Charap
Music: Samuel Barber
Editing: David Charap
Music: Samuel Barber
Runtime:
98 min
Release Date: 25 November 2011
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
Release Date: 25 November 2011
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
Terence Davies dull adaptation of Terence Rattigan’s chamber piece is difficult to connect with. There very little to like about this film unless you are a major fan of Rachel Weisz. I've seen Weisz be terrific live on stage but so far I haven’t liked a single film she’s been in. Each time a new character enters the film it seems like it is going to get interesting, but all too soon we are left with Weisz’s pained Hester. Deep Blue Sea tries to be poetic about suffering, but I think it suffers from a lack of poetry.