Swimming Pool (2003)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

François Ozon

Writers:

François Ozon (screenplay)
Emmanuèle Bernheim (writer)

Release Date:

21 May 2003 (Belgium)

Genre:

Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Dive into this summer's sexiest mystery

Plot:

A British mystery author visits her publisher's home in the South of France, where her interaction with his unusual daughter sets off some touchy dynamics.

Plot Keywords:

Publisher | France | Writer | Night | Countryside

Awards:

2 wins & 15 nominations

Cast

Charlotte Rampling	...	Sarah Morton
Ludivine Sagnier	...	Julie
Charles Dance	...	John Bosload
Jean-Marie Lamour	...	Franck
Marc Fayolle	...	Marcel
Mireille Mossé	...	Marcel's Daughter
Michel Fau	...	First Man
Jean-Claude Lecas	...	Second Man
Emilie Gavois-Kahn	...	Waitress at Cafe (as Emilie Gavois Kahn)
Erarde Forestali	...	Old Man
Lauren Farrow	...	Julia
Sebastian Harcombe	...	Terry Long
Frances Cuka	...	Lady on the Underground
Keith Yeates	...	Sarah's Father
Tricia Aileen	...	John Bosload's Secretary

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, language, some violence and drug use.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

France | UK

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | Canada:A (Ontario) | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:18A | Chile:14 | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:12 (bw) | Hong Kong:IIB (re-rating) | Hong Kong:III (original rating) | Ireland:18 | Italy:VM14 | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:R16 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:R(A) (edited version) | Singapore:R21 (re-rating) | South Korea:18 | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:15 | USA:R (cut)

Filming Locations:

France

Company:

Fidélité Productions

Trivia:

Charlotte Rampling's character Sarah is named after her sister, who killed herself at age 23. She told The Guardian, "I thought that after such a very long time of not letting her be with me that I would like to bring her back into my life."

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Sarah is shown typing at her laptop, she is clearly pressing the keys at random and sometimes several at once.

Quotes:

Julie: I'm so tired!
Sarah Morton: Not surprised. It's tiring to kill a man.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Semi-Pro (2008)

Soundtrack:

Spirit of Dallas

Absolutely brilliant

I first saw the trailer for this film at Fredddy vs. Jason back in '03 and me and my friend were in hysterics at how lame it looked. He recently bought me the film on DVD as a 'joke' birthday present but ironically now sits proudly on my DVD shelf as one of my favourite films.

Although very slow moving it is beautifully shot and the soundtrack is fantastic. The characters are brilliant and the acting is flawless. It gets more complex in the second half and is quite difficult to understand the twists in the plot. It draws you in right from the very start and doesn't let you go until the end.