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Release Date:
21 May 2003 (Belgium)
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Tagline:
Dive into this summer's sexiest mystery more
Plot:
A British mystery author visits her publisher's home in the South of France, where her interaction with his unusual daughter sets off some touchy dynamics. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
2 wins
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15 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(31 articles)
Film: Review:Ricky
(From The AV Club. 17 December 2009, 9:57 AM, PST)
A Flying Babies movie trailer: What will the French think of next?
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 19 November 2009, 6:42 AM, PST)
(From The AV Club. 17 December 2009, 9:57 AM, PST)
A Flying Babies movie trailer: What will the French think of next?
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 19 November 2009, 6:42 AM, PST)
User Comments:
An Excellent Idea Wasted In a Very Disappointing Conclusion
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Charlotte Rampling | ... | Sarah Morton | |
| Ludivine Sagnier | ... | Julie | |
| Charles Dance | ... | John Bosload | |
| Jean-Marie Lamour | ... | Franck | |
| Marc Fayolle | ... | Marcel | |
| Mireille Mossé | ... | Marcel's Daughter | |
| Michel Fau | ... | First Man | |
| Jean-Claude Lecas | ... | Second Man | |
| Emilie Gavois-Kahn | ... | Waitress at Cafe (as Emilie Gavois Kahn) | |
| Erarde Forestali | ... | Old Man | |
| Lauren Farrow | ... | Julia | |
| Sebastian Harcombe | ... | Terry Long | |
| Frances Cuka | ... | Lady on the Underground | |
| Keith Yeates | ... | Sarah's Father | |
| Tricia Aileen | ... | John Bosload's Secretary |
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, language, some violence and drug use.
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Runtime:
102 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) |
Canada:A (Ontario) |
Philippines:R-18 |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:MA |
Canada:18A |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-15 |
France:U |
Germany:12 (bw) |
Hong Kong:IIB (re-rating) |
Hong Kong:III (original rating) |
Ireland:18 |
Italy:VM14 |
Japan:R-15 |
Netherlands:12 |
New Zealand:R16 |
Portugal:M/16 |
Singapore:R(A) (edited version) |
Singapore:R21 (re-rating) |
South Korea:18 |
Sweden:7 |
Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) |
Switzerland:16 (canton of the Grisons) |
UK:15 |
USA:R (cut)
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Charlotte Rampling's character Sarah is named after her sister, who killed herself at age 23. She told The Guardian, "I thought that after such a very long time of not letting her be with me that I would like to bring her back into my life."
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Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Sarah is shown typing at her laptop, she is clearly pressing the keys at random and sometimes several at once.
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Quotes:
Sarah Morton:
I pity your mother.
Julie: You pity her? Why?
Sarah Morton: Well, I imagine having a daughter who comes home with a different man every night must be difficult for a mother.
Julie: Well, you imagine wrong. You know what? You're just a frustrated Englishwoman who writes about dirty things but never does them. You can shove your uptight morals up your ass!
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Julie: You pity her? Why?
Sarah Morton: Well, I imagine having a daughter who comes home with a different man every night must be difficult for a mother.
Julie: Well, you imagine wrong. You know what? You're just a frustrated Englishwoman who writes about dirty things but never does them. You can shove your uptight morals up your ass!
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Soundtrack:
Water Sprite
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In London, the successful and weird middle-age writer of police and mystery novels Sarah Morton (Charlotte Rampling) is passing through a phase of lack of inspiration. Her publisher John Bosload (Charles Dance) invites her to spend some summertime days in his house in a small town in France, where there is inclusive a swimming pool. He also suggests her to make the experience of writing about a different theme. Sarah accepts the invitation and travels to the wonderful and lonely place. A few days later, she starts writing again, but her quiet rest is shaken with the unexpected arrival of Julie (Ludivine Sagnier), the sexy daughter of John. From that moment on, reality and dream blends in Sarah's world. I did not dislike this movie, but I believe it is indeed an excellent idea, wasted in a very disappointing conclusion. There are many unexplained subplots and the story is completely open to the most different interpretations, and of course I have mine. But without reading any information or clue from the writer and director François Ozon about his real intention, it is impossible to give a precise clarification. Europeans usually like this type of story, but in this situation, the film does not give necessary hints about the real intention of the plot, and the viewer can speculate only. Charlotte Rampling has a magnificent interpretation, Ludivine Sagnier has a very erotic performance, but to become an excellent film, many clarifications are missing. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): `Swimming Pool: À Beira da Piscina' (`Swimming Pool: On the Edge of the Swimming Pool')