“La Piscine” – Everyone into the pool [MOVIE REVIEW]
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Alain Delon in Jacques Deray’s LA PISCINE (1969). Courtesy: Rialto Pictures / Studiocanal
“La Piscine” (“The Swimming Pool”), a compelling French thriller from 1969, directed by Jacques Deray and adapted by Jean-Claude Carrière from a script by Jean-Emmanuel Contil, is being rereleased in a new 4K restoration.
Jean-Paul gazes around him, quietly adjusting his bathing suit, his hair, and his demeanor, all sexy bravado slightly overwhelmed by the self-doubt of someone recognizing his good fortune and doubting his place in the sun of this luxurious villa in the hills above St. Tropez. He lies at the edge of the swimming pool as he awaits the appearance of Marianne, his paramour. Bristling with sexual energy, the atmosphere becomes electric with her appearance. She walks confidently to his side of the pool and lies down. The atmosphere is charged as he toys with the strap of her bikini while she protests teasingly. Their movements are positively feline and their passion is unconcealed. And then the phone rings.