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A Bigger Splash (2015)

A Bigger Splash poster
Directed by
Luca Guadagnino
Genre
drama film, mystery film, thriller film, erotic thriller
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
2h 04m
Rated
R
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 860 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A famous rock star and her filmmaker partner are vacationing on a remote Italian island. Their quiet retreat is disrupted when an old friend and his daughter arrive, stirring up old tensions and desires that spiral into dangerous territory.

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What happens

A Bigger Splash is a 2015 psychological drama film directed by Luca Guadagnino and with a screenplay by David Kajganich from a story by Alain Page. Starring Tilda Swinton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Ralph Fiennes, and Dakota Johnson, the film is loosely based on Jacques Deray's 1969 film La Piscine (The Swimming Pool) and named after the 1967 David Hockney painting. The second installment in Guadagnino's self-described Desire trilogy, following I Am Love (2009) and preceding Call Me by Your Name (2017), the film competed for the Golden Lion at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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