Fresh
Ozon simultaneously manages to make his film lazily sexual and crisply suspenseful.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Swimming Pool
On the surface, all is calm.
2003 · 1h 42m · R
Crime, Thriller
Directed by
François Ozon
Overview
A British crime novelist travels to her publisher's upmarket summer house in Southern France to seek solitude in order to work on her next book. However, the unexpected arrival of the publisher's daughter induces complications and a subsequent crime.
Director and cast
- François Ozon Director
- Charlotte Rampling as Sarah Morton
- Ludivine Sagnier as Julie
- Charles Dance as John Bosload
- Marc Fayolle as Marcel
- Jean-Marie Lamour as Franck
- Mireille Mossé as Marcel's Daughter
- Michel Fau as First Man
- Jean-Claude Lecas as Second Man
- Émilie Gavois-Kahn as Waitress at Cafe
- Erarde Forestali as Old Man
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
84%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Two parts psychological thriller and one part pretentious French art-house head-scratcher that leaves you mumbling, 'Duh.'
Rex Reed, New York Observer
Fresh
Swimming Pool offers something few other movies this summer can match: A dreamy, intoxicating sensuality.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Fresh
The story occasionally wanders, but Swimming Pool is definitely worth a dip.
Bill Muller, Arizona Republic
Fresh
A delectable and daring psychological drama.
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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