The Swimming Pool (1969)
Directed by Jacques Deray · 123 min · Drama, Thriller
38.2 TOPICAL score · #2,827 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Set in a magnificent villa near a sun-drenched St. Tropez, lovers Jean-Paul and Marianne are spending a happy, lazy summer holiday. Their only concern is to gratify their mutual passion - until the day when Marianne invites her former lover and his beautiful teenage daughter to spend a few days with them. From the first moment, a certain uneasiness and tension begin to develop between the four, which soon escalates in a dangerous love-game.
The Swimming Pool (1969, directed by Jacques Deray) has a TOPICAL score of 38.2 - ranked 2,827 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and audience, and lowest on awards. Critics: 95% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.4/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7/10 (582 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 32 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics95% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.4/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7/10 (582 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 32 languages
- Still read18,382 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Alain Delon (actor #96), Romy Schneider (actor #1,381), Maurice Ronet, Jane Birkin