Me at the beginning of the film: Oh to be Burt Lancaster prancing through the woods in only a swim suit...Me by the end: Hey nevermind!
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Ein heißer Sommertag in einem Villenviertel in Conneticutt. Der athletische Ned Merrill (Burt Lancaster) hat einen ungewöhnlichen Plan: Er will die acht Meilen bis zu seinem Haus unten am Hügel schwimmen - von Swimminpool zu Swimmingpool. Bei den ersten Stationen seiner Tour wird Ned, der zwei Jahre als verschollen galt, herzlich von seinen alten Freunden und Nachbarn gegrüßt. Doch je mehr er sich seinem Haus nähert, desto kühler gerät der Empfang - bis hin zu totaler Ablehnung. Als Ned weit nach Mitternacht bei stömenden Regen und völlig erschöpft sein Haus erreicht, enthüllt sich ein tragisches Schicksal...
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Me at the beginning of the film: Oh to be Burt Lancaster prancing through the woods in only a swim suit...Me by the end: Hey nevermind!
GOD Burt Lancaster plays a man who has had some kind of break with reality and decides to deal with his midcentury, suburban, masculine ennui by taking a dip in every one of his neighbor's swimming pools on the way home. Based on a story by John Cheever, this movie is one of the first mainstream depictions of the condition that would later become known as "Don Draper Syndrome." This ailment can affect any extremely handsome, wealthy, and successful middle-aged American man who constantly cheats on their wife and is also an advanced alcoholic. Despite being cool, victims of this disorder begin to feel like their life is a meaningless, empty fraud for some reason.
Lying on my roof with a sniper rifle and taking out Burt Lancaster as he tries to climb over my fence to swim in my pool
The film follows an affluent man who attempts to journey home by swimming through the backyard pools of his suburban neighbors, revealing the cracks in his life as he travels.
The film was directed by Frank Perry in 1968, a filmmaker known for his contributions to American independent drama.
While it did not receive major mainstream awards, the film has achieved enduring critical acclaim and a significant cult following. Watch it on Mood.