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Swimming Pool is a 2003 psychological thriller directed by François Ozon. Charlotte Rampling plays Sarah Morton, a British crime novelist who stays at her publisher's house in the south of France and is unsettled by the arrival of his daughter Julie, played by Ludivine Sagnier. The film uses the writing process, divided points of view, and uncertainty about what has occurred to examine desire, authorship, and the boundary between observation and invention.
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What is Swimming Pool about?
Charlotte Rampling plays Sarah Morton, a British crime novelist who retreats to her publisher's house in southern France to write. Her solitude is disrupted by Julie, the publisher's unpredictable daughter, played by Ludivine Sagnier.
Is Julie in Swimming Pool real or part of Sarah's imagination?
The film deliberately leaves the boundary between literal events and Sarah's creative reconstruction uncertain. François Ozon uses that ambiguity to connect the murder mystery with Sarah's writing process rather than giving a single explanatory answer.
Is Swimming Pool a horror film or a psychological mystery?
It is a 2003 French psychological thriller with erotic and mystery elements rather than a conventional horror film. The running time is about 102 minutes, and its tension comes from atmosphere, secrecy, and changing points of view.
Who directed Swimming Pool?
François Ozon directed and co-wrote the film, which premiered at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. Charlotte Rampling and Ludivine Sagnier lead the main cast.
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