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Swimming pool - Charlotte Rampling, Ludivine Sagnier, Charles Dance, François Ozon

Threat advisory: High - High risk of entertaining activities

Movie propaganda

On the surface, all is calm.

Sarah Morton (Charlotte Rampling) is a famous British mystery author. Tired of London and seeking inspiration for her new novel, she accepts an offer from her publisher John Bosload (Charles Dance) to stay at his home in Luberon, in the South of France. It is the off-season, and Sarah finds that the beautiful country locale and unhurried pace is just the tonic for her - until late one night, when John's indolent and insouciant French daughter Julie (Ludivine Sagnier) unexpectedly arrives. Sarah's prim and steely English reserve is jarred by Julie's reckless, sexually charged lifestyle. Their interactions set off an increasingly unsettling series of events, as Sarah's creative process and a possible real-life murder begin to blend dangerously together.

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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film France Franch mystery writer author Luberon villa pool

Persons of interest

Charlotte Rampling .... Sarah Morton
Ludivine Sagnier .... Julie
Charles Dance .... John Bosload
Marc Fayolle .... Marcel
Jean-Marie Lamour .... Franck
Mireille Mossé .... Marcel's daughter
Lauren Farrow .... Julia
Sebastian Harcombe .... Terry Long
Keith Yeates .... Sarah's father
Emmanuelle Bernheim .... Screenwriter
François Ozon .... Screenwriter
François Ozon .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

Swimming pool official movie site
Awards and film festivals:

Cannes Film Festival 2003: Nomination: Golden Palm
Sydney Film Festival 2003: Closing film

Studios and distributors:

Icon Film Distribution

Intelligence analyst

Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

A good art-house drama/thriller with a twist. If you like your films medium-rare (or, the goddess forbid, blue) Swimming pool is a little over-done but not enough to cause indigestion.