La Piscine (1969)

Directed by

Jacques Deray

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 573 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

On summer holiday at a villa on the French Riviera, a couple's uneasy relationship is disrupted by the arrival of an old friend and his daughter. Old tensions and attractions resurface, leading to conflict and a shocking act of violence.

tenseslow-burnsensualsummeryjealousglamorousunsettlinglanguidwithheld

What happens

La Piscine (The Swimming Pool) is a 1969 psychological thriller film directed by Jacques Deray and starring Alain Delon, Romy Schneider, Maurice Ronet and Jane Birkin. Set in summertime on the French Riviera, it is a drama of sexual jealousy and possessiveness. Both French and English-language versions of the film were made, with the actors filmed speaking English for the international release, which was unusual at a time when films were always either dubbed or subtitled. The 114-minute international release, shorter than the French version, also had slightly different editing. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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