thinking about alain delon eating chinese food in a fisherman sweater and then grumpily getting drunk by himself because he was so sexy that it made everyone around him mad
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.
Where to watch
1The Swimming Pool is showing in 1 cinema in Athens — next screening Sunday 12 July at 23:00 at Cine Athina.
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6What people say
its like sims 3 when you put your sims in the pool with no ladder and they just keep swimming until they eventually drown
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Common questions
What is La Piscine about?+
Set in a remote villa near St. Tropez, the film follows a couple whose lazy summer holiday is disrupted when the woman's former lover and his teenage daughter arrive, sparking a web of jealousy and tension.
Who directed La Piscine?+
Jacques Deray directed this 1969 psychological thriller, which is widely regarded as one of his most stylized and atmospheric works.
Is La Piscine based on a book?+
The film features an original screenplay co-written by Jean-Claude Carrière and Jacques Deray, though it captures themes common in contemporary European psychological dramas of the era.
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