I'd heard/read about La Piscine over the years and when it was showing at the theater I decided to check it out. I won't take time to retell the story as its already been discussed. The small but solid cast was definitely one of the things that drew me to it. Delon is always interesting, I'd never actually seem Birkin act before, and the Schneider/Delon pairing just seemed to good to pass up. The film definitely projects a certain vibe all its own, which I did appreciate and find engaging. All of the performances are good, and the film itself looks good too. Unfortunately, the story unfolds at such a leisurely pace and it suffers because of it. It does start to grow in interest in the last third of the film but that's a little too late. A flawed film for sure but I'd say it's one still worth checking out.
Review of The Swimming Pool
