Deep Water
Seen it?1981 | 95 min | Drama, Thriller
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
On the island of Jersey, off the French coast, Mélanie, a beautiful woman gifted with a captivating personality, enjoys having unimportant love affairs that her husband Victor, a perfumer older than her, seems to endure with total indifference.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Michel Deville
- Isabelle HuppertMélanie
- Jean-Louis TrintignantVic
- Christian BenedettiCarlo
- Bertrand BonvoisinCarpentier
- Philippe ClévenotHenri Valette
- Martine CostesJulie's Mother
- Evelyne DidiEvelyn Cowan
- Jean-Michel DupuisPhilip Cowan
- Éric FreyDenis Miller
- Bernard FreydHavermal