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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Francois Ozon |
| Stars: |
Ludivine Sagnier |
| Actors: |
Michel Fau |
| Genre: |
Foreign Films |
| Subgenre: |
Suspense · Sex · Women · Sexy Women · Writers · Authors · Drama · Drama (General) · French · Theatrical Release · Thriller |
| MPAA Rating: |
Unrated |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: French |
| UPC: |
025192378522 |
| Release Date: |
2003 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 43min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
French |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Canadian, 1hr 38min Release Company: Paradox Entertainment (May 01, 2008) UPC: 774212317538 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS: Unrated Edition, 1hr 43min Release Company: Universal Studios Home Video (January 13, 2004) UPC: 096896621184 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Francois Ozon |
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Professional Reviews
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(09/01/2003, p.124, Mary Colbert): "...An entertaining drama, showcasing strong performances from both actresses..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
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 favorite, he invites her to use his vacation home in the south of France as a tranquil escape to try her hand at writing something different. Once there, Sarah receives an unexpected and highly unwelcome visit from his bold, sexy, confrontational teenage daughter Julie (Ludivine Sagnier). The two are instantly at odds with each other, as Julie drinks, smokes, and slinks around the pool topless. Her loose sexual mores and mysterious late nights infuriate Sarah, whose puritanical unease is only exacerbated in Julie's presence. Wonderful scenes of Sarah writing at her computer, her lips twitching wickedly with twisted inspiration, indicate that the story is about to take a turn for the weird. And that ... |
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