It's nineteen-forty-something. Rachel Weisz is the wife of a UK Judge, and she's having an affair with a Royal Air Force pilot.
The tension between the Judge, his mother, and his wife, is almost too much, making conversation at home even worse than it is when the mother is not around.
The film is unusually sequenced, with the apparent outcome shown in the first scene, then a bit of the affair, then the uncovering of the affair, then the relationship that led to the affair.
Despite this cinematic juggling, the film is so dry it almost cracks. It's serious. It's slow. But it's rescued by having a great story, and featuring excellent performances by all.
Don't watch it if you don't like angst and a tortuous violin-led soundrack.
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