5/12/2023 0 Comments Deep water based on a book![]() In order to understand the tormented relationship at the heart of Highsmith’s Deep Water, it’s necessary to consider its cultural context: an era when divorce was much rarer than it is today, and still considered deeply shameful. ![]() But Highsmith also wrote about the misery of marriage and the suburbs in novels like Deep Water and Edith’s Diary. The film is based on a 1957 novel by iconic suspense writer Patricia Highsmith, best known for her Tom Ripley novels and for the lesbian romance The Price of Salt, which was adapted into the film Carol. Vic seems to simply endure Melinda’s dalliances, but as the film progresses, his darker side begins to emerge. ![]() Their relationship should be perfect - they have a beautiful home and an adorable young daughter - but Melinda’s series of overt affairs with younger men has poisoned their marriage. ![]() The film stars Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas as Vic and Melinda Van Allen, a wealthy couple living in New Orleans, Louisiana. The threat of danger lurks beneath the surface of Deep Water, the new erotic thriller from director Adrian Lyne. ![]()
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