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La Piscine (The Swimming Pool)

Release Date 30 Sep 2011 29 Feb 2012

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Certificate: 12A

Genre: Drama

Jean-Paul (Alain Delon) is an out-of-work writer having an affair with Marianne (Romy Schneider), a successful journalist. As they frolic in a swimming pool in St. Tropez, she receives as call from the record executive Harry (Maurice Ronet). He arrives with his nubile young daughter (Jane Birkin). Harry and Marianne were once lovers and he makes a pass at her. Meanwhile, Jean-Paul makes a pass at Harry's daughter. After some drinking, Harry and Jean-Paul fight, resulting in Harry being pushed into the pool. Jean-Paul refuses to help the struggling man as he drowns, and the young couple tries to get their stories straight in order to avoid being charged with murder in this sometimes masochistic feature from France.~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide

Cast:
Maddly Bamy | Suzie Jaspard | Thierry Chabert | Romy Schneider | Maurice Ronet | Jane Birkin | Paul Crauchet | Stéphanie Fugain | Alain Delon | Steve Eckardt

Writers:
Jean-Emmanuel Conil | Jean-Claude Carrière

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Directors:
Jacques Deray

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    Like the swimming pool focal point of the film, things on the surface may look bright and inviting but deeper down there is something altogether more chilling.