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The Swimming Pool

1969PG2h 3m7.0 / 10

The most dangerous love-game ever played

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.

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Synopsis

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.

More about The Swimming Pool

Cast

Alain DelonJean-Paul
Romy SchneiderMarianne
Maurice RonetHarry
Jane BirkinPenelope
Paul CrauchetL'inspecteur Lévêque
Suzie JaspardEmilie
Maddly BamyLa mulâtre
Thierry ChabertUn ami

Credits

Directed by
Jacques Deray
Written by
Jean-Claude Carrière, Jacques Deray

Production details

Status
Released
Original language
French
Original title
La Piscine

Production

  • Société Nouvelle de CinématographieFrance
  • Tritone CinematograficaItaly

Themes

ex-husband ex-wife relationshiphusband wife relationshiprelationship problemssouthern france