With his break-out year in Hollywood, Tom Hiddleston mixed things up with two Best Pictures nominees (Midnight in Paris and War Horse) as well as a big blockbuster (Thor). 2012 isn’t looking any different with his role in The Avengers, before a small, quiet indie. We’ve got the domestic trailer for the latter, Terence Davies‘ postwar romantic drama The Deep Blue Sea. Based on Terence Rattigan’s play, I found it a bit dry at Toronto last fall but I’ve warmed up to it since, looking back on Rachel Weisz‘s solid performance and admiring the restrained style. The trailer below gives a good feeling on what to expect and one can see it below via Apple.

Synopsis:

Master chronicler of post-War England, Terence Davies (The Long Day Closes, The House of Mirth) directs Rachel Weisz as a woman whose overpowering love threatens her well-being and alienates the men in her life. In a deeply vulnerable performance, Rachel Weisz plays Hester Collyer, the wife of an upper-class judge (Simon Russell Beale) and a free spirit trapped in a passionless marriage. Her encounter with Freddie Page (Tom Hiddleston), a troubled former Royal Air Force pilot, throws her life in turmoil, as their erotic relationship leaves her emotionally stranded and physically isolated. The film is an adaptation of British playwright Terence Rattigan’s 1952 play, featuring one of the greatest roles for an actress in modern theatre. Through flashbacks, Mr. Davies creates memorable cinematic compositions against the backdrop of post-war England. His signature style includes beautiful tracking shots as well as the use of popular music of the day, and here Samuel Barber’s majestic Opus for Violin and Orchestra. Besides his two acclaimed semi-autobiographical features Distant Voices, Still Lives and The Long Day Closes, Mr. Davies films include The House of Mirth, The Neon Bible, and his masterful nonfiction exploration of his native city, Liverpool, Of Time and the City.

The Deep Blue Sea hits theaters March 23rd.