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| Unmissable |
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| FILM DETAILS | | Certificate 12A | | Cast
Rachel Weisz
Simon Russell Beale
Tom Hiddleston | | Directors
Terence Davies | | Screenwriters
Terence Davies | | Running Time
98 minutes |
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The Deep Blue Sea
The return of a maestro
Plot
The early 1950s. Hester (Weisz) has left her wealthy, older husband (Beale) to live with a younger man, a World War II fighter pilot (Hiddleston), in a rundown boarding house. Fearing her new partner is tiring of her, Hester attempts suicide.
Verdict
This isn’t traditional heritage cinema and it may not tickle the same taste buds that devoured Tinker Tailor or The King’s Speech. It does, however, represent the unique vision of an artist who needs to be met halfway, and in an age of hubbub, its patient elegance is a rare thing we should nurture.
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