Swimming Pool
- 2003
- Tous publics
- 1h 42min
Une autrice de romans policiers britannique se rend chez son éditeur dans le sud de la France où son interaction avec sa fille déclenche un dynamisme délicat.Une autrice de romans policiers britannique se rend chez son éditeur dans le sud de la France où son interaction avec sa fille déclenche un dynamisme délicat.Une autrice de romans policiers britannique se rend chez son éditeur dans le sud de la France où son interaction avec sa fille déclenche un dynamisme délicat.
- Récompenses
- 2 victoires et 19 nominations au total
Emilie Gavois-Kahn
- Waitress at Cafe
- (as Emilie Gavois Kahn)
Histoire
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesCharlotte 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."
- GaffesWhen Sarah is shown typing at her laptop, she is clearly pressing the keys at random and sometimes several at once.
- Citations
Sarah Morton: Awards are like hemorrhoids. Sooner or later every asshole gets one.
- Versions alternativesThe Canadian theatrical version was the uncut version and proudly stated in the advertising "Original Uncut Version".
- ConnexionsFeatured in The Look (2011)
- Bandes originalesOh my baby blue
Written by Alexander Baker and Clair Marlo
Bruton Music
With grateful permission from Zomba Production Music
Commentaire à la une
Released in 2003, "Swimming Pool" is a drama/psychological thriller about a popular English novelist named, Sarah (Charlotte Rampling), who vacations at her publisher's villa in France to find inspiration for her next book. Unfortunately, the publisher's oversexed daughter, Julie (Ludivine Sagnier), visits and disrupts her activities.
If you remember 70s' films like "Orca" and "Zardoz" you'll know that Rampling was stunning in her physical prime in a looks-that-kill way. In "Swimming Pool" she's still in decent shape for a woman verging on 60, but her character's a joyless biyatch desperately seeking inspiration. Julie, by contrast, is young, friendly and overflowing with sexuality, but – like Sarah – she's not a pushover in the least.
Sagnier shines as the wild child French hottie. There's just something about the female French accent that's a turn-on. Despite her sexiness, it's clear in some scenes that Julie's actually sort of plain in a girl-next-door kind of way. It's what she does with what she's got that makes her stunning.
Like 2005's "Match Point," "Swimming Pool" is the antithesis of the modern 'blockbuster' and all its moronic trappings -- there's no quick editing, no CGI, no goofy one-liners, no explosions and no promise of $400 million at the box office. No, "Swimming Pool" is movie-making based simply on excellent writing and cinematic storytelling. The end is a revelation to the viewer even if you were expecting it, particularly because, if you research it, it's way more than even that, believe it or not. It's amazing how good writing & storytelling can create a 'Wow' reaction more so than the most elaborate overkill action sequence with all its requisite CGI and explosions.
The film runs 102 minutes and was shot in Luberon, Vaucluse, France, and London.
GRADE: A-
***SPOILER ALERT*** (Don't read further if you haven't seen the film)
The obvious interpretation is that Julie isn't real, but rather a character created by Sarah for her next book whereas Julia is the publisher's real daughter, revealed at the end. People who draw this conclusion, like me on my first two viewings, are on the right track, but this interpretation is only accurate to a point. For details see the thread on the IMDb message board "The Definitive Answer / Color-Key to Swimming Pool."
If you remember 70s' films like "Orca" and "Zardoz" you'll know that Rampling was stunning in her physical prime in a looks-that-kill way. In "Swimming Pool" she's still in decent shape for a woman verging on 60, but her character's a joyless biyatch desperately seeking inspiration. Julie, by contrast, is young, friendly and overflowing with sexuality, but – like Sarah – she's not a pushover in the least.
Sagnier shines as the wild child French hottie. There's just something about the female French accent that's a turn-on. Despite her sexiness, it's clear in some scenes that Julie's actually sort of plain in a girl-next-door kind of way. It's what she does with what she's got that makes her stunning.
Like 2005's "Match Point," "Swimming Pool" is the antithesis of the modern 'blockbuster' and all its moronic trappings -- there's no quick editing, no CGI, no goofy one-liners, no explosions and no promise of $400 million at the box office. No, "Swimming Pool" is movie-making based simply on excellent writing and cinematic storytelling. The end is a revelation to the viewer even if you were expecting it, particularly because, if you research it, it's way more than even that, believe it or not. It's amazing how good writing & storytelling can create a 'Wow' reaction more so than the most elaborate overkill action sequence with all its requisite CGI and explosions.
The film runs 102 minutes and was shot in Luberon, Vaucluse, France, and London.
GRADE: A-
***SPOILER ALERT*** (Don't read further if you haven't seen the film)
The obvious interpretation is that Julie isn't real, but rather a character created by Sarah for her next book whereas Julia is the publisher's real daughter, revealed at the end. People who draw this conclusion, like me on my first two viewings, are on the right track, but this interpretation is only accurate to a point. For details see the thread on the IMDb message board "The Definitive Answer / Color-Key to Swimming Pool."
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Détails
Box-office
- Montant brut aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 10 130 108 $US
- Week-end de sortie aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 287 296 $US
- 6 juil. 2003
- Montant brut mondial
- 22 441 497 $US
- Durée1 heure 42 minutes
- Couleur
- Mixage
- Rapport de forme
- 1.85 : 1
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