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Swimming Pool Reviews

2003

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In Francois Ozon's SWIMMING POOL, Charlotte Rampling plays Sarah Morton, a prim and proper British author who has written a successful series of mystery-crime novels. However, when she visits her London publisher (Charles Dance) in a dour mood, wearing a depressive pout, and complains that she's no longer his favourite, he .. Read more

Starring	Charlotte Rampling, Ludivine Sagnier, Charles Dance, Marc Fayolle
Director	Francois Ozon
Genres	Thriller

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- Bored by her successful series of crime mysteries, uptight British novelist Rampling agrees to take a break in her... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:17
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  - 26
  A Guilty Pleasure - Like Peeing In The Pool......
  
  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. ... read more »
  
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  - Clucky
  - Cardiff, Wales
  - 23 Aug 2004 at 12:00
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  Pure French Beauty
  
  This 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 ... read more »
  
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- - Tranced
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  - Bridlington
  - 30 Jul 2010 at 12:26
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  Swimming Pool
  
  I 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, ... read more »
  
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- - Bennathon
  - 10 reviews
  - Dorking
  - 07 Mar 2010 at 18:37
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  Beautiful cinematography
  
  Beautifully 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... read more »
  
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- - ladybabe
  - 3 reviews
  - Bury Lancs
  - 09 Feb 2010 at 02:44
- - 1
  - 0
  Worth a watch...
  
  This 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 ... read more »
  
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- - lollypie75
  - 119 reviews
  - Harlow
  - 16 Sep 2009 at 10:04
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  Swimming Pool (2003)
  
  Good 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... read more »
  
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- - Teebs
  - 160 reviews
  - Rochester
  - 14 Jul 2009 at 10:39
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  Intriguing...
  
  I think rent this movie if you want some gorgeous scenery of rural France. This film has a reasonably good plot, but I thought more could have been done in the ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 30 Mar 2009 at 21:43
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  Rample me, darling!
  
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  Talk about shallow grave! The preposterous plot is just an excuse for some gorgeous visual treats: the Languedoc in high summer, a beautiful house, one very fit... read more »
  
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  - Kingston Upon Thames
  - 17 Mar 2009 at 20:12
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  Not much happens
  
  But you can't stop watching!! A towering performance from Rampling at the centre of this alternately disturbing/erotic/quiet movie. Good fro a quiet night ... read more »
  
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- - adaminleeds
  - 23 reviews
  - Bedford
  - 22 Sep 2008 at 22:43
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  Customer Review
  
  The in-video sub-titles on this DVD reduced my enjoyment of the film somewhat. On a DVD the sub-titles should be optional and in the sub-title tracks. I find it... read more »
  
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  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  Shallow end
  
  Ozon's first film 8 Femmes was, for my money, a train wreck of a film and I could not understand why it was such a hit. My wife (who is French) and I could ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  A Guilty Pleasure - Like Peeing In The Pool......
  
  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. ... read more »
  
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  - Clucky
  - Cardiff, Wales
  - 23 Aug 2004 at 12:00
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  - 7
  A triumph of style over substance
  
  This a wonderfully chic film: great production values, excellent acting, beautiful settings. In fact, quite operatic: but, alas, one of those operas that are ... read more »
  
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- - Rehan
  - 126 reviews
  - London
  - 16 Oct 2004 at 00:36
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  - 3
  Simply stylish
  
  This is classic French Cinema (and I'm generally not one to rave about it)! Unlike most movies from across the Channel, this is not about adultery! Swimming... read more »
  
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- - Jen Movie Addict
  - London, UK
  - 04 Oct 2004 at 12:42
- - 8
  - 0
  Subtle, clever and disturbing
  
  This is one of those films some people don't get - they drift off down the alley-way of plot and the story-lines of normal thrillers.
  
  Ludivine ... read more »
  
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- - Clerico
  - 84 reviews
  - Dunbar
  - 14 May 2005 at 23:42
- - 7
  - 0
  A slick, and ...
  
  A slick, and beutifully observed drama. Charlotte Rampling is fantastic. This is a slick well observed movie, no fast cars, serial killers or big explosions. ... read more »
  
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- - David#542
  - ROCHDALE
  - 21 Aug 2004 at 15:45
- - 7
  - 1
  The riddle of the pool
  
  Having seen other reviews of this film, one key question seems to be: Does it make sense? My answer is yes.
  
  Sarah Morton (Charlotte Rampling) is a ... read more »
  
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- - RustyT
  - Dorset
  - 25 Aug 2004 at 14:25
- - 6
  - 1
  No direction and no intrest!!
  
  This has to be one of the worst films i have ever seen!...It has no real story and i spent the whole film waiting for something to happen.I eventually missed ... read more »
  
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- - Paul Gager
  - Pontefract, England
  - 06 Mar 2005 at 12:30
- - 6
  - 3
  Outstanding
  
  Francois OZon finally comes of age in this movie. It is a complex character driven story, which sucks you in at the start and spits you out at the end. If you ... read more »
  
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- - ken Matthews
  - Ipswich, England
  - 23 Jul 2004 at 10:02
- - 5
  - 0
  VIVE LA FRANCE
  
  This is a really intelligent and exceptionally well crafted film. The thinking man's crumpet is phenomenal in this part. Charlotte has researched the lives ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Faversham, England
  - 30 Nov 2004 at 16:07
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  - 5
  Making a splash ..
  
  I thoroughly enjoyed this film, which mixes the two great settings of London, with a beautiful villa in the South of France. A slow burner of a story, but one ... read more »
  
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- - Paul Jay
  - London, England
  - 25 Sep 2004 at 15:12

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Critics' reviews
- Bored by her successful series of crime mysteries, uptight British novelist Rampling agrees to take a break in her... read more on Time Out
- 46634
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:17
- Teasing mystery about a novelist's transformation of actuality into fiction.
- 33355
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
- "...Magnificent. Erotic, creepy and very funny. Take a plunge..."
- 12336
- - Total Film
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 13:00

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  In Francois Ozon's SWIMMING POOL, Charlotte Rampling plays Sarah Morton, a prim and proper British author who has written a successful series of mystery-crime novels. However, when she visits her London publisher (Charles Dance) in a dour mood, wearing a depressive pout, and complains that she's no ...