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French tart consumes novelist.
Review: I first heard about Swimming Pool on Ebert & Roeper.
They gave it positive reviews and I was immediately intrigued. Roger
& Richard were right. This is one fantastic erotic thriller with
drama, sex and mystery.
Charlotte Rampling plays a British novelist with a case of
writer's block. Her publisher offers his vacation house in France
for her to stay and relax. The setting proves to be the perfect
catalyst for her creative juices, especially when the publisher's
wild daughter, played by Ludivine Sagnier, pays an unexpected visit.
In the beginning of the film, Rampling's author is a cold-hearted
bitch with a huge stick up her ass. She has a constant scowl and
seems to loathe everyone. When Sagnier's wild child shows up
unexpectedly, Rampling's world is thrown into chaos as the two try
to co-exist, however awkwardly, under the same roof.
Slowly, Rampling comes around. She develops a crush on a local
restaurant worker and a keen interest in Sagnier's open and
free-spirited lifestyle. Her interest soon turns into an obsession
as she realizes the potential that her experiences in the house have
for her next novel.
The film possesses an evil twist of an ending. It is an absolute doozy
and will make you think long and hard about what you just
saw and force you to figure out what really happened.
Swimming Pool fulfills the criteria for an erotic thriller
swimmingly (shakes head over bad pun). Some will
enjoy the mystery and drama and some will fall in love with French
tart, Sagnier, who flaunts her body throughout the 103 minutes of
the unrated DVD (the R-rated version cuts out the full frontal
nudity). Trust me, this film is a sight to behold in more ways
than one.
Learn more: IMDb
DVD version viewed: Swimming Pool (Unrated Version) (Universal,
UPC 025192382826)
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