| The Deep End | |
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 Tilda Swinton (right) and Goran Visnjic (left) |
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| Directed by | Scott McGehee David Siegel |
| Written by | Scott McGehee Elisabeth Sanxay Holding (novel) |
| Starring | Tilda Swinton Goran Višnjić Jonathan Tucker Josh Lucas |
| Distributed by | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| Release date(s) | August 8, 2001 (US) December 14, 2001 (UK)[1] |
| Running time | 101 minutes[1] |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
The Deep End was a film written and directed by the team of David Siegel and Scott McGehee, released in 2001. It stars Tilda Swinton, Goran Višnjić, Jonathan Tucker and Josh Lucas and was released by Fox Searchlight Pictures. The film was adapted from the novel The Blank Wall by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding (previously adapted in Max Ophüls' film The Reckless Moment). The film premiered in competition at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Best Cinematography award (for cinematography by English cinematographer Giles Nuttgens).
Plot
Margaret Hall (Swinton) lives a seemingly serene middle-class life in Tahoe City, California. Her husband, Tom, is a pilot on the aircraft carrier USS Constellation. She is startled to discover that her son Beau, a high school senior, has been having a sexual affair with 30 year-old Reno, Nevada night club owner Darby Reese (Lucas). The affair becomes apparent when a drunken Beau wrecks his car returning from Reno one night. The next day, Margaret visits Darby's nightclub, The Deep End, to demand that he stay away from her son. Darby offers to stay away for $10,000. Margaret attempts to engage her son about his orientation to no avail. The two have an argument which culminates with Margaret forbidding Beau from visiting Reno again. That night, Darby secretly visits Beau and the two meet in the boat house. Beau confronts Darby about asking his mother for money. The two argue, eventually coming to blows. As Beau flees back to the house, Darby leans on a railing which collapses. Darby falls below, impaling himself on an anchor.
References
- ^ a b The Deep End at the Internet Movie Database URL last accessed September 11, 2006.
