Movie

The Swimming Pool

1969 · 123 min

A sun-drenched, slow-burning study of jealousy and desire that tightens like a vice, leaving a lingering unease.

Tagline: The most dangerous love-game ever played
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Tense, melancholic, dark and romantic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, betrayal, guilt, love
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
betrayal
guilt
love
deception
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild