by Perry Seibert
synopsis
François Ozon's psychological thriller Swimming Pool stars Charlotte Rampling as a mystery writer. When Sarah (Rampling) is offered the use of her publisher's vacation home, she accepts the offer. The conservative, repressed Sarah clashes with the house's other inhabitant, Julie (Ludivine Sagnier), the uninhibited daughter of the publisher. Julie's promiscuous sex life intrigues Sarah and starts to lead to the thawing of the emotional deep-freeze between the two. The death of one of Julie's nightly assignations complicates their lives. Swimming Pool was screened in competition at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.
characteristics
- Creative Block
- Sex
- Repression
- Spellbinders
- Writer's Life
- Writing
- Publishing
- Mystery-writer
- Dangerous Friends
- Carnal Knowledge
- Daughter
- Journey Of Self-Discovery
