In The Deep Blue Sea, Master chronicler of post-War England, Terence Davies directs Rachel Weisz as a woman whose overpowering love threatens her well-being and alienates the men in her life. In a deeply vulnerable performance, Rachel Weisz plays Hester Collyer, the wife of an upper-class judge (Simon Russell Beale) and a free spirit trapped in a passionless marriage. Her encounter with Freddie Page (Tom Hiddleston), a troubled former Royal Air Force pilot, throws her life in turmoil, as their erotic relationship leaves her emotionally stranded and physically isolated. The film is an adaptation of British playwright Terence Rattigans 1952 play, featuring one of the greatest roles for an actress in modern theatre.
.Caught in a reckless affair with a former RAF pilot, young Hester Collyer misses the comfort of her marriage to an older High Court judge. Yet how can she return to a life without sex? Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener) and Tom Hiddleston (Midnight in Paris) leave you breathless in this acclaimed film adaptation of Terence Rattigan's play.
.Ann Mitchell... Mrs. Elton
Jolyon Coy... Philip Welch
Karl Johnson... Mr. Miller
Rachel Weisz... Hester Collyer
Simon Russell Beale... Sir William Collyer
Tom Hiddleston... Freddie Page
Harry Hadden-Paton... Jackie Jackson
Sarah Kants... Liz Jackson