Deep Water is a psychological thriller by Patricia Highsmith first published in 1957 by Harper & Brothers . It is Highsmith's fifth published novel. The working title was originally The Dog in the Manger. It was brought back into print in the United States in 2003 by W. W. Norton & Company .
20-407: Samuel Levinson (born January 8, 1985) is an American filmmaker and actor. He is the son of Academy Award -winning director Barry Levinson . In 2010, he received his first writing credit as a co-writer for the action comedy film Operation: Endgame . The following year, he made his directorial film debut with Another Happy Day (2011), which premiered at Sundance Film Festival . He then received
40-520: A Woman (2020), Breaking (2022), X (2022), and Pearl (2022). On June 29, 2021, Levinson announced that he will be co-creating, writing and executive producing another HBO television drama series The Idol , alongside recording artist Abel 'The Weeknd' Tesfaye and his producing partner Reza Fahim. The series garnered controversy following an expose in Rolling Stone which featured allegations against Levinson and Tesfaye of creating
60-436: A couple living in a loveless marriage in the small town of Little Wesley. In order to accommodate Melinda while avoiding divorce, it has also become an open marriage within which Melinda is permitted to stray as long as she does not desert her family. Vic becomes fascinated with the unsolved murder of one of Melinda's former lovers, Malcolm McRae, and takes credit for it in order to successfully drive away her current fling. When
80-582: A lift. Vic drives Tony to the local quarry where he kills him and disposes of his body in the quarry's reservoir. An investigation is opened into Tony's sudden disappearance. Many of the neighbors refuse to cooperate due to Vic's good standing and the police's theory that Tony and Melinda were planning to run away together. Vic escapes apprehension once more and, to his surprise, finds Melinda more courteous, even loving, toward him, which suggests to him that she wishes for them to start over again. When she attempts to use this new openness to draw Vic into confessing to
100-480: A psychiatrist at the local asylum. Vic deduces that he is really a private detective hired by Don and Melinda. Carpenter leaves town, unable to incriminate Vic. Melinda eventually finds a new lover, a surveyor from New York named Tony Cameron. Vic privately offers Melinda a divorce and she finally accepts, saying that Tony has offered to take her to his next assignment in Mexico. Vic runs into Tony in town and offers him
120-473: A sudden rage, strangles Melinda to death. At that moment, Don arrives with a policeman and Vic is led away. Anthony Boucher , reviewing the novel in The New York Times , praised Highsmith's "coming of age as a novelist", and noted that Deep Water was "incomparably stronger in subtlety and depth of characterization" than her first novel, Strangers on a Train . Author Gillian Flynn named
140-536: A toxic work environment and crew members alleging the script involved explicit sexual content which amounted to "sexual torture porn". The first episode premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival to negative reviews. Time Magazine critic Stephanie Zacharek wrote, " The Idol pretends to expose exploitation while reveling in it", Variety critic Peter Debruge noted "The script seems calculated to fool audiences into thinking they're observing how Hollywood operates, when so much of it amounts to tawdry clichés" and that
160-545: A writing credit on his father's HBO television film The Wizard of Lies (2017). He continued writing and directing for the feature films Assassination Nation (2018) and Malcolm & Marie (2021). In 2019, Levinson created the HBO teen drama series Euphoria which was adapted from the Israeli series of the same name . The series is popular with audiences and received positive reviews from critics. In 2023, he created
180-458: Is attributed to a cramp, although Melinda is immediately suspicious of her husband. The townsfolk begin to move on from the event, although some, particularly Don Wilson, a local pulp writer, begin to suspect Vic of foul play. Melinda demands Vic admit his guilt and accuses him in front of their friends, but Vic is undaunted, finding a sense of superiority in having got away with the crime. A newcomer to Little Wesley, Harold Carpenter, claims to be
200-632: Is married to Ashley Lent Levinson. The couple have a son. Levinson has discussed his struggles with drugs as a teenager and young adult. Executive producer Academy Award Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.226 via cp1108 cp1108, Varnish XID 226545949 Upstream caches: cp1108 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 08:32:31 GMT Deep Water (Highsmith novel) Vic and Melinda Van Allen are
220-493: The Israeli series of the same name (Hebrew: אופוריה) . The series has received both praise and criticism for its direction, writing, and acting. It is infamous for its raw and graphic portrayal of teenagers wrestling with drug addiction and sexuality. In 2020, Levinson wrote and directed the film Malcolm & Marie , reuniting him with Euphoria star Zendaya , which was distributed by Netflix in February 2021. The film
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#1732782751768240-704: The HBO series The Idol , which was controversial and received negative reviews. Levinson was born on January 8, 1985, and is the son of Diana Rhodes, a production designer for TV commercials, and filmmaker Barry Levinson . His father is from a Russian-Jewish family. Levinson studied method acting for four years. He has a brother, Jack Levinson, who is also an actor, and two half-siblings, Michelle and Patrick, from his mother's first marriage. Levinson made his film debut as an actor in his father, director Barry Levinson 's 1992 fantasy comedy Toys , alongside his brother Jack. He continued to appear in his father's films such as
260-666: The comedy-drama film Bandits (2001) and the satirical comedy film What Just Happened (2008). In 2009, acted in the Uwe Boll film Stoic . In 2011, Levinson premiered his directorial film debut, Another Happy Day , which starred Ellen Barkin at the Sundance Film Festival . Despite the film's negative reviews, it received the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award . Levinson co-wrote the 2017 television film The Wizard of Lies , which
280-400: The murders of Charley and Tony, Vic suspects it to be a last-ditch ruse concocted by Melinda and Don. Melinda finally implements a plan to bring Vic and Don to the quarry at the same time, where Don finds blood stains and Vic checks the reservoir to ensure Tony's body has not resurfaced. Vic knows, as the two of them leave, that Don will be going directly to the police. Vic returns home, and in
300-421: The novel one of her favorites. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal , Flynn stated: About ten or fifteen years ago, I came across it in a used-book store. I remember thinking, "Why has no one told me about it?" People know her for Ripley or Strangers on a Train but don't know a lot of her other stuff. And, it being a marital thriller where all the phobias and fears and darkness are based mostly inside
320-476: The real murderer is apprehended, the community interprets Vic's false claim as a dark joke. Melinda begins a new relationship with a local pianist, Charley De Lisle. One night, at a party held in the home of their neighbors, the Cowans, Vic and Charley find themselves alone in the backyard swimming pool. Impulsively, Vic drowns Charley, leaves the pool, and feigns surprise when Charley's body is discovered. His death
340-466: The screenplay for the psychological erotic thriller Deep Water (2022), based on the 1957 novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith . The film debuted on Hulu where the adaptation was poorly received. The Guardian film critic Peter Bradshaw specifically panned the film's script, writing " Deep Water looks like a huge amount of material has been shaped in the edit but there are odd gaps and elisions". Levinson has executive produced Pieces of
360-479: The series "plays like a sordid male fantasy". The series premiered on Max on June 4, 2023. Noting that the season had been cut short by an episode without explanation, The Telegraph critic Ed Power expressed that the finale "had deepened the suspicion that, as far back as teen drama Euphoria , he was a voyeur without a soul". HBO announced the show's cancellation after one season on August 28, 2023. From 2008 to 2011, Levinson dated actress Ellen Barkin . Levinson
380-449: Was directed by his father Barry Levinson. The film focuses on Bernie Madoff , who is played by Robert De Niro . Levinson wrote and directed the film Assassination Nation which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival to mixed reviews from critics, who praised its "frenetic and visually stylish" action but criticized the thinly-written characters. In June 2019, Levinson created the HBO television drama series Euphoria , based on
400-421: Was received poorly by critics. Aisha Harris of NPR wrote, "All that's left are two characters rendered awkwardly as vessels for a director's odd hang-ups about his own identity and craft". Shirley Lee of The Atlantic described the film simply writing " Malcolm & Marie isn't Art. It's a meltdown" and that it "seems to use the titular couple as mouthpieces for a litany of his own gripes." Levinson co-wrote
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