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The Deep Blue Sea

  • 20112011
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  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
16K
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Rachel Weisz and Tom Hiddleston in The Deep Blue Sea (2011)
The wife of a British Judge is caught in a self-destructive love affair with a Royal Air Force pilot.
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The wife of a British Judge is caught in a self-destructive love affair with a Royal Air Force pilot.The wife of a British Judge is caught in a self-destructive love affair with a Royal Air Force pilot.The wife of a British Judge is caught in a self-destructive love affair with a Royal Air Force pilot.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
16K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Terence Davies
  • Writers
    • Terence Rattigan(play)
    • Terence Davies(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Rachel Weisz
    • Tom Hiddleston
    • Ann Mitchell
Top credits
  • Director
    • Terence Davies
  • Writers
    • Terence Rattigan(play)
    • Terence Davies(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Rachel Weisz
    • Tom Hiddleston
    • Ann Mitchell
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 94User reviews
    • 184Critic reviews
    • 82Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 13 nominations

    Videos2

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    Trailer 1:19
    U.S. Version
    U.K. Version
    Trailer 1:02
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    Photos81

    Rachel Weisz and Tom Hiddleston in The Deep Blue Sea (2011)
    Tom Hiddleston in The Deep Blue Sea (2011)
    Simon Russell Beale in The Deep Blue Sea (2011)
    Rachel Weisz in The Deep Blue Sea (2011)
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    Rachel Weisz and Tom Hiddleston in The Deep Blue Sea (2011)
    Rachel Weisz and Tom Hiddleston in The Deep Blue Sea (2011)
    Rachel Weisz and Tom Hiddleston in The Deep Blue Sea (2011)
    Rachel Weisz and Tom Hiddleston in The Deep Blue Sea (2011)
    Rachel Weisz and Tom Hiddleston in The Deep Blue Sea (2011)
    Rachel Weisz and Tom Hiddleston in The Deep Blue Sea (2011)
    Rachel Weisz in The Deep Blue Sea (2011)

    Top cast

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    Rachel Weisz
    Rachel Weisz
    • Hester Collyeras Hester Collyer
    Tom Hiddleston
    Tom Hiddleston
    • Freddie Pageas Freddie Page
    Ann Mitchell
    Ann Mitchell
    • Mrs Eltonas Mrs Elton
    Jolyon Coy
    Jolyon Coy
    • Philip Welchas Philip Welch
    Karl Johnson
    Karl Johnson
    • Mr Milleras Mr Miller
    Simon Russell Beale
    Simon Russell Beale
    • Sir William Collyeras Sir William Collyer
    Harry Hadden-Paton
    Harry Hadden-Paton
    • Jackie Jacksonas Jackie Jackson
    Sarah Kants
    • Liz Jacksonas Liz Jackson
    Oliver Ford Davies
    Oliver Ford Davies
    • Hester's Fatheras Hester's Father
    Barbara Jefford
    Barbara Jefford
    • Collyer's Motheras Collyer's Mother
    Mark Tandy
    Mark Tandy
    • Ede and Ravenscroft Assistantas Ede and Ravenscroft Assistant
    Stuart McLoughlin
    Stuart McLoughlin
    • Singing Man in Tubeas Singing Man in Tube
    Nicholas Amer
    Nicholas Amer
    • Mr Eltonas Mr Elton
    Jorge Ojeda-Dávila
    • Man in Bunker Bedas Man in Bunker Bed
    • (uncredited)
    Owen Thomas
    Owen Thomas
    • Caretakeras Caretaker
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Terence Davies
    • Writers
      • Terence Rattigan(play)
      • Terence Davies(adaptation)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Terence Davies wanted Rachel Weisz for the part of Hester Collyer after he noticed her "incredible talent" in Swept from the Sea (1997), even though he hadn't heard of her before seeing that film. He called his agent and asked, "Have you ever heard of this girl Rachel Weisz?" His agent laughed and said, "She's an Oscar winner!" Weisz was amused by this and said, "I don't think Terence [Davies] knows very well anyone who's not in a black and white film."
    • Quotes

      Freddie Page: Let me give you a case: Jack loves Jill, Jill loves Jack. But Jack doesn't love Jill in the same way. Jack never asked to be loved.

      Hester Collyer: And what about Jill?

      Freddie Page: That's Jill's hard luck! I can't be bloody Romeo all the time!

    • Connections
      Featured in Maltin on Movies: The Watch (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Concerto for Violin and Ochestra, Op. 14
      Composed by Samuel Barber

      Published by G. Schirmer, Inc (ASCAP)

      Performed by Hilary Hahn & The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

      Conducted by Hugh Wolff

      Licensed courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

    User reviews94

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    A well crafted film
    THE DEEP BLUE SEA is set in the 1950′s and flashes back to the War years of the 40′s – so it is appropriate that the title also features in a popular song lyric of the time ' we are all between perdition and the deep blue sea'.

    London in 1950 was still very much showing the effects of the War and amid this drab and shattered cityscape, in a small dingy flat, Hester ( Rachel Weisz) has decided to commit suicide using the gas meter, but is revived. Hester had been married to the wealthy but tightly wound Judge, Sir William Collyer, but left him to live with a dashing ex RAF pilot, Freddie Page. The story takes place over a single day about ten months after Hester leaves her husband.

    This was originally a Terence Rattigan play that first went to screen in the 1950′s with Vivian Leigh in the lead role and Kenneth More as Freddie and Eric Portman as the stern judge. Rachel Weisz is nothing short of incandescent in the part. She is a polished, accomplished actress who keeps getting better as she goes on. Hester has taken what many would say, a wild and foolish step in leaving her safe and affluent husband for the feckless Freddie and a relationship that while initially passionate, intense and thrilling, is ultimately doomed, as less than a year after the move, Freddie is more centred on drinking in pubs and playing golf while Hester sits forlorn and neglected in a shabby, dingy flat. It is her birthday, Freddie has forgotten. She is alone.

    The editing, direction and cinematography are extremely good. Two scenes remain with me for poignancy. In a flashback to the Blitz, Hester and Sir William take shelter in a tube station, huddled with other cold and weary Londoners. Above, the bombs rain down thunderously upon their city, while on the platform, a lone soldier sings 'Molly Malone'. The other has Hester and Freddie dancing in a pub, smoke sits heavy on the air, the light is fractured through the window slats and the Jo Stafford song that was so popular at the time ' You Belong To Me' has the patrons singing with it.

    The film was both written and directed by Terence Davies. Perhaps because both Terences ( Rattigan and Davies) were / are gay men, there is a nuanced sympathy for Hester whose life from its start as a Vicar's daughter, through to her marriage to a hidebound upper class man whose mother loathed her as unfit for him, and culminating in her last chance at happiness and love being smashed because Freddie is a shallow and fickle man whose greatest time was as a RAF pilot during the Blitz and he will never move on from that.

    A mature, well crafted film, with occasional echoes of BRIEF ENCOUNTER, it has many strong points, but none stronger than Rachel Weisz. 3 and a half stars.. filmnotion.com
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    • Release date
      • November 25, 2011 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Australia
    • Official sites
      • Music Box Films (United States)
      • Official site (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El mar profundo y azul
    • Filming locations
      • Ye Old Mitre Pub - Ely Place, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Camberwell / Fly Films
      • Film4
      • UK Film Council
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,126,525
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $123,841
      • Mar 25, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,143,514
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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