Hester's new lover has awakened her sexuality, but the reckless, thrill-seeking Freddie can never give her the love and stability that her husband gave her. We soon discover the constraints of Hester's comfortable marriage, which is affectionate but without sexual passion.Īs Hester's affair is discovered she leaves her life of comparative luxury and moves into a small dingy London flat with Freddie. Her suicide attempt fails and as she recovers, the story of her affair and her married life is played out in a mosaic of short and sporadic flashbacks. Most of the film takes place during one day in Hester's flat, a day on which she has decided to commit suicide. For Freddie, that tumultuous mix of fear and excitement that was once in his life seems to be no longer present. Freddie throws Hester's life in turmoil, as their erotic relationship leaves her emotionally stranded and physically isolated. In 1950, Hester Collyer, the younger wife of High Court judge Sir William Collyer, has embarked on a passionate affair with Freddie Page, a handsome young former RAF pilot troubled by his memories of the Second World War.
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