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Swimming Pool

2003 · 102 min

A sun-drenched, quietly unsettling psychological puzzle that keeps you guessing about what is real and what is written.

Tagline: On the surface, all is calm.
Overview: A British crime novelist travels to her publisher's upmarket summer house in Southern France to seek solitude in order to work on her next book. However, the unexpected arrival of the publisher's daughter induces complications and a subsequent crime.

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
obsession
deception
isolation
art
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	7
Darkness	6
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: crime, thriller
Directed by: François Ozon
Written by: Emmanuèle Bernheim, François Ozon
Starring: Charlotte Rampling, Ludivine Sagnier, Charles Dance, Marc Fayolle, Jean-Marie Lamour, Mireille Mossé, Michel Fau, Jean-Claude Lecas
Music: Philippe Rombi
Cinematography: Yorick Le Saux
Runtime: 102 min
Country: France, United Kingdom
Languages: English, French

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