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The Deep Blue Sea (1955)

The Deep Blue Sea poster
Directed by
Anatole Litvak
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman trapped in a loveless marriage begins a passionate affair with a reckless pilot. Her choices pull her between duty and desire, leading to a crisis.

emotionally intensemelancholicrestrainedtenseromantictragicclaustrophobicslow-burn

What happens

The Deep Blue Sea is a 1955 British drama film directed by Anatole Litvak, starring Vivien Leigh and Kenneth More, and produced by London Films and released by Twentieth Century Fox. The picture was based on the 1952 play of the same name by Terence Rattigan. Currently unavailable on DVD, the film was given a rare screening as part of the BFI Vivien Leigh Season in 2013, introduced by Sean O'Connor, producer of the 2011 version of the film by Terence Davies. In November 2024, it was shown on Talking Pictures TV. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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