Bigger, better and more frightening than jaws wkdm radio. The play was first performed in london on 6 march 1952, directed by frith banbury, and won praise for actress peggy ashcroft, who costarred with kenneth more. Aug 07, 2018 with meg about to hit theaters, we decided to finally go looking for sins in the most recent modern shark movie that people kind of like. Rattigan based his story and characters in part on his secret relationship with kenny morgan, and the aftermath following the end of their relationship. Deep blue sea, a 1999 american science fiction horror film deep blue sea, soundtrack to the film. Film of the deep blue sea returns playwright terence rattigan to the spotlight this article is more than 8 years old. The program was popular and seen by 11 million people. In the deep blue sea, he creates two luminous scenes.
Duboko plavo more je britanski igrani film snimljen 1955. More hiphop comes from artists like hic, dj quik, and new artists like amyth and divine make their debut h. The deep blue sea is a 1955 british drama film directed by anatole. After all, i mused one chilly early november evening, jaws 2 was nearly as good as jaws, the original. The deep blue sea, a 2011 british drama film based on the rattigan play deep blue sea, a 1957 country and western hit for jimmy dean with lyrics by martin seligson. The deep blue sea is a 1954 british tv play based on the play by terence rattigan starring kenneth more, reprising his role on stage. Vivien leigh played the part opposite kenneth more in a 1955 film, while. More later played the role again in a 1955 film version. During my first visit there in 1962, i was surprised to see whole city blocks still boarded off to block the view of bomb craters. The deep blue sea is a 1955 british drama film directed by anatole litvak, starring vivien leigh and kenneth more, and released by twentieth century fox. The deep blue sea 1955 starring vivien leigh, kenneth more, eric portman and emlyn williams. How dare drugdoped supersharks be associated with such a nonsensically rudderless dive, as submerged survival fun is. Everything wrong with deep blue sea in 16 minutes or less.
The story of a passionless, unhappy marriage, a love affair, love triangle, subtle. I didnt quite understand a lot of her character motivations in this. Dec 17, 2015 the enemy below here is one of the best war movies ever, a chess game of cat and fish not mouse duration. The deep blue sea is an intricate, subtle and exquisite looking chamber soap opera, set in post war london of 1950. Nov 26, 2011 daviess last film, of time and the city. The deep blue sea 1955 unrated 1h 40min drama, romance 1 november 1955 usa a woman unhappy in her passionless marriage leaves her husband for a younger and more ardent lover. The deep blue sea, a 1955 british drama film based on the rattigan play. The soundtrack to the actionthriller deep blue sea features two new songs from ll cool j who also appears in the movie, deep as blue is sharks fin and say what. I enjoyed the first deep blue sea film, so had reasonable expectations of the sequel. The deep blue sea may be devoid of the stunning soundimage combinations that powered early davies films such as distant voices and the long day closes, but its still framed and lit with.
The deep blue sea 1955 film jump to navigation jump to search. The deep blue sea has been criticised for substandard production values, to me the settings and costumes are lovely to look at and some of the film is atmospherically lit but it is let down by the poor print with the faded and grainy picture quality and less than lavish and at times incomplete looking photography. While the special effects of the sharks attacking and killing is. The deep blue sea is a 1955 british drama film directed by anatole litvak. Parents need to know that deep blue sea is a 1999 actionhorror movie in which sharks who have been genetically modified to have smarter brains to cure alzheimers go on a rampage. Just after world war ii, hester rachel weisz, in a role played by vivien leigh in 1955, a british woman married to a decent and dull if titled older man. Although mako sharks are among the fastest and deadliest predators in the ocean, theyre not as smart as humans at least, they werent. Building the better shark still isnt a good idea in deep blue sea 2, the longawaited sequel to the hit theatrical release. As renny harlins deep blue sea continues to be eulogized as bgrade, feedingfrenzy excellence now and forever, darin scotts deep blue sea 2 will be forgotten, ignored and seen only as malodorous sequel chum. The deep blue sea 1955 film alchetron, the free social. The deep blue sea represents a notable staple in the film repertoire of vivien leigh. Predstavlja adaptaciju istoimene drame terrencea ratigana, koji je napisao i scenario. The spare and brilliant adaptation of one of britains greatest 20th century. This is not a patch on the original, or, to continue the theme, even as good as the michael caine jaws film, whose title has escaped me.
For the time being, its a great shame that the film is virtually. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. While leigh was filming the deep blue sea at shepperton, husband laurence olivier. Racked with emotional problems, leigh turns her back on. The deep blue sea offers a most potent drama, with the great vivian leigh in a starring role. Wikiproject film rated stubclass this article is within the scope of wikiproject film. What better way to start my movie watching in a new decade than with the one post gone with the wind vivien leigh movie i havent seen. Deep blue sea is not jaws, so dont watch this expecting the same type of movie, and will people please stop comparing them they both have sharks in them not even the same breed of shark fyi and theres were the similarity ends. The picture was based on the play of the same name by terence rattigan. The deep blue sea is based on terence rattigans 60yearold play, whose elemental themes, tidy structure, occasional nastiness, and meaty central role keep it a hit in every decade. Marlene dietrich turned down the film on the grounds that she could never be convincing as a woman who tries to gas herself because she. The movie tells the story of a woman unhappy in her passionless marriage leaving her husband for a younger and more ardent lover. Not a sequel to the original film, this entry is simply a similar story about scientific folks who underestimate the intelligence and power of sharks. Mar 28, 2012 during my first visit there in 1962, i was surprised to see whole city blocks still boarded off to block the view of bomb craters.
Given the enormous popularity and artistic achievements of this consummate british actress, it seems incredible that this film is not available on video. It aired on 17 and 21 january 1954 as part of sunday night theatre. The deep blue sea is a film directed by anatole litvak with vivien leigh, kenneth more, eric portman, emlyn williams, year. Vivien leigh s first film since her oscarwinning success in a streetcar named desire 1951 was based on a successful play by terence rattigan, which ran on. The enemy below here is one of the best war movies ever, a chess game of cat and fish not mouse duration. A crappy movie that would contain basically every movie and horror movie cliche i could think of. Davies brings to rattigan some of the themes and images from his film the long day closes.
The movie tells the story of a woman unhappy in her passionless marriage l. For davies, his own life and this unreal city must be joined together. The deep blue sea by terrence rattigan, 1994 adaptation with penelope wilton, colin firth, ian holm. Fast and full of crackling tension, the film is an exciting and fullbodied, pitting human versus nature in a battle of life and death. With meg about to hit theaters, we decided to finally go looking for sins in the most recent modern shark movie that people kind of like. Movie info adapted from the play by terence rattigan, the deep blue sea stars vivien leigh as the troubled wife of a london attorney emlyn williams. While the special effects of the sharks attacking and killing is 90s cgi at its worst, the violence is still gruesome and bloody. All this frustration is confined within the runtime of the deep blue sea, and while i could easily watch vivien leigh even 1955 vivien leigh in just about anything and enjoy it, i think i get too attached to the characters she plays and this one left me hurting for her.
His outstanding new movie, the deep blue sea, is a version of a play by terence rattigan, who died in 1977 aged 66, daviess present age. In the us, the plymouth theater staged the play in october 1952, with margaret sullavan. The deep blue sea 1955 wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Parents need to know that deep blue sea 2 is the directtodvd followup to 1999s deep blue sea. The deep blue sea is a british stage play by terence rattigan from 1952.
Allstar cast includes oscar and golden globenominee samuel l. As jo botting, curator of the bfis vivien leigh centenary season, explained in her note. Part horror film, part actionadventure, part disaster movie, renny harlins deep blue sea is highpowered, multigenre fun. However, they were about to throw themselves into a season at stratford. Deep blue sea is the best stupid shark movie duration. The deep blue sea 1955 an unhappily married woman has an illfated affair with an raf pilot in england. Deep blue sea original soundtrack original soundtrack.
The iron lady will end up an answer in a trivia test while the deep blue sea will continue to be watched and admired as an artistic marvel. The deep blue sea 1955 cast and crew an unhappily married woman has an illfated affair with an raf pilot in england. Susan mcalester saffron burrows has been using mako sharks as her test subjects. Vivien leigh and kenneth more in the deep blue sea 1955 anatole litvak in the deep blue sea. Adapted from the play by terence rattigan, the deep blue sea stars vivien leigh as the troubled wife of a london attorney emlyn williams. The deep blue sea plays at bfi southbank on 26, 27 and 30 november as part of our vivien leigh retrospective.
Film of the deep blue sea returns playwright terence rattigan. Deep blue seadeep blue sea 2 2film collection dvd 2film bundle includes deep blue sea and deep blue sea 2. The deep blue sea 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The deep blue sea 1955 the deep blue sea 1955 user. Vivien leigh s first film since her oscarwinning success in a streetcar named desire 1951 was based on a successful play by terence rattigan, which ran on the london stage for 5 performances. Film council, film4 presentation, in association with protagonist pictures, lipsync prods. After the opening scene of deep blue sea, in which predictably a shark terrorizes a quartet of partying teenagers on a boat, i decided i was in for a crappy movie.