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.
Rated 3.0 / 5 from 1 log on Katalog
A beautiful, captivating film that I don't seem to understand? I love French cinematography and I am a little bit biased towards European films all together (@dominic can agree for sure). Watching La piscine came naturally then. So let's start with the review. The film starts with two lovers (Alain Deloin and Romy Schneider) in a beautiful villa in Saint Tropez. They don't have an occupation, seem pretty rich and spend the whole days lying down, kissing and loving each other in every form. Their peaceful rest is compromised when their friend Henry comes to visit with his daughter. Henry is both Marianne's (Romy) ex-lover and Jean Paul's (Alain) ex-friend and colleague. Soon, all of the relationships start to crumble down. Romy shines bright when she is present on the screen; the director really made the best out of her beautiful, captivating face and slender figure. However, other then the sole prettiness, I don't find any more redeeming qualities to this work. The dialogue is vague and scarce, the film moves sooo slowly, I glanced so many times on my phone, and only 40 minutes have passed by. Actions guided by actors were predictable and ending as well. However, I leave the room for more explanation if anyone saw it and loved it.
