A British mystery author visits her publisher's home in the South of France, where her interaction with his unusual daughter sets off some touchy dynamics.A British mystery author visits her publisher's home in the South of France, where her interaction with his unusual daughter sets off some touchy dynamics.A British mystery author visits her publisher's home in the South of France, where her interaction with his unusual daughter sets off some touchy dynamics.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 19 nominations
Emilie Gavois-Kahn
- Waitress at Cafe
- (as Emilie Gavois Kahn)
- Director
- Writers
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- TriviaCharlotte 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."
- GoofsWhen Sarah is shown typing at her laptop, she is clearly pressing the keys at random and sometimes several at once.
- Quotes
Sarah Morton: Awards are like hemorrhoids. Sooner or later every asshole gets one.
- Alternate versionsThe Canadian theatrical version was the uncut version and proudly stated in the advertising "Original Uncut Version".
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Look (2011)
- SoundtracksOh my baby blue
Written by Alexander Baker and Clair Marlo
Bruton Music
With grateful permission from Zomba Production Music
Featured review
A really European movie
First of all: I like this type of film very much! I was surprised by many comments that talk about a 'foreign film'. As if films from other countries than the USA should have to prove themselves extra... No way! On the contrary! Living in Europe, this isn't a foreign film for me! I was brought up in the sixties, and enjoyed the film-noir genre, the character movies, the French and Italian philosophical movies, the black-and-white films, the films made by the actors, the director and the plot together. So, Swimming Pool is a film that makes me sit on the point of my chair for more than 1 hour and a half. It is an intriguing story, the entire atmosphere is inviting, makes you feel good and being with Sarah/Charlotte all at once. The interference with Sarah and Julie is ambiguous. The continuing layer of lesbian love lays upon their relation, no matter what they do to each other in the beginning of the story. It's a kind of hidden suspense... Ludivine (who plays Julie) is a beautiful, well shaped young girl, with a marvelous body, but even Charlotte Rampling is outspoken and gave herself to the film and to the director, Francois Ozon. A great movie. Just absorb what you see...
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- fambouma
- May 16, 2005
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $10,130,108
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $287,296
- Jul 6, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $22,441,497
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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