Swimming Pool details
| Format: | 15 DVD |
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| Starring: | Ludivine Sagnier, Charles Dance, Marc Fayolle, Jean-Marie Lamour, Charlotte Rampling, Mireille Mosse, Michel Fau |
| Director: | Francois Ozon |
| Genres: | Thriller - General, World Cinema - French |
| Studio: | 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Collections: | 100 Feisty Females |
| Name | Discs | |
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Swimming Pool |
15 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 38 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 17 May 2004 |
| Main languages: | French, English |
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A Guilty Pleasure - Like Peeing In The Pool......
By Clucky from Cardiff, Wales , 23 Aug 2004[Highly rated reviewer]
There are three reasons why you should watch this film - Ludivine Sagnier in a swimsuit, Ludivine Sagnier topless and finally Ludivine Sagnier in the buff. Sexist? Possibly. Harsh? Not really considering the amount of time Ozon allocates towards examining every angle of her curvaceous young body. Now don?t get me wrong the plot is initially intriguing, the characters fairly well defined and the acting from both Rampling and Sagnier is assured. But for me the film never really ignites and after watching ?Water Drops on Burning Rocks? it felt too ?safe? and somewhat lacklustre in effort.
Arguably the cinematography is crisp but lacks any real imagination and whilst Ozon?s direction is confident, it is rather bland and more orientated, I felt, towards the mainstream elements of cinema. On the positive side, both actresses capture the stereotypical caricatures perfectly, with Rampling playing the dowdy but manipulative English woman and Sagnier the seductive but emotionally insecure young tearaway. However, I found the actual relationship between the two unconvincing and this unfortunately allowed me to pre-empt where the script was going.
Overall this is a solid if rather uninspiring film and is certainly worth a rent for the sultry pouting of Sagnier alone. However, if you are looking for a good thriller then I would advise you to look elsewhere and for a more risqu? example of French cinema try ?Water Drops on Burning Rocks?. 3 out of 5.
Extras ? Interviews (Charlotte Rampling ? 8m & Ludivine Sagnier ? 11m), Cannes Film Festival 2003 (3m), Stills Galleries, Trailer, Promo Reel and French Teaser.
Subtitles ? Only available during the French dialogue but these are clear to read.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(161)Pure French Beauty
By Tranced (135 reviews) from Bridlington , 30 Jul 2010This is one of the best movies ever made and is certainly in my top 3 of French movies (including Them & Water Lilies). The ending will leave you quite confused, although there are many ideas on the net about this, you will come up with your own conclusion. An immensley satisfying ending though. Very sexual in the best of context.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Swimming Pool
By Bennathon (10 reviews) from Dorking , 07 Mar 2010I caught a few minutes of swimming pool back some time ago, and in those few short minutes, it intrigued me enough to want to watch it in full. So when I did, it was certainly the worth it, the plot had good twists and one was on the edge of his seat throughout, it kept my eyes fixed on the screen from start to finish- Was this review helpful to you?
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Beautiful cinematography
By ladybabe (3 reviews) from Bury Lancs , 09 Feb 2010Beautifully shot,stunning location. Charlotte Rampling was good,bitter and twisted revealing her softer side as the film goes on. I was enjoying the film, until the strange ending!! Was it all ficitious. I hope you guys can figure it out! I'm still trying. Not a film to watch if you are offended by the little nudity in this film.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Worth a watch...
By lollypie75 (119 reviews) from Harlow , 16 Sep 2009This film took a long time to get into any sort of story, you find yourself feeling frustrated with the main charature of the story as she is so stiff and boring. The film wakes up when the young girl enters the story, so exspect some naked scenes and some very weird things to happen.
Put it this way there was one point where I just couldnt look at the tv screen.
Muff Be Said... LOL....- Was this review helpful to you?
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Swimming Pool (2003)
By Teebs (160 reviews) from Rochester , 14 Jul 2009Good psychodrama, which may or may not be Fight Club for repressed, prudish middle aged women. Rampling is Sarah Morton, a writer of pleasantly amusing and very popular detective novels seeks a break and inspiration so is offered the use of her publishers French country house. She is joined by his estranged French teenage daughter who has a habit of strolling about topless and shagging the local men on the couch. The dynamic between the two females is the centre of the film, which skips around between genres with such subtlety that the film becomes rivetting. It is slightly let down by a wannabe 'big twist' which is not clear enough to have the impact Ozon seems to think it should. There's plenty for fans of subjective viewpoint, psychological dramas to get stuck into though ( or, if your male just rent it to ogle Miss Sagnier)- Was this review helpful to you?
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