Galway Film Society

The Deep Blue Sea

As the wife of a wealthy judge, Hester lives a privileged but unfulfilled life. For solace she turns to Freddie, a former World War 2 pilot. What begins as a passionate affair soon turns to love. To the disapproval of her clique, Hester decides to leave her golden cage and move in with Freddie. Her obsessive love soon alienates her new lover – and she is left teetering on the verge of an abyss. Then a new man enters her life. THE DEEP BLUE SEA (from a play by Terence Rattigan), like Terence Davies’ masterpieces DISTANT VOICES, STILL LIVES and THE LONG DAY CLOSES, is set in the 1950’s and sensitively evokes both the period and the complex psychology of Hester’s love affairs. An unforgettable performance from Rachel Weisz.