Swimming Pool

Name: Swimming Pool
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Released: 2003-08-01
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Charlotte Rampling, Ludivine Sagnier, Charles Dance, Jean-Marie Lamour, Marc Fayolle

IMDb ID: tt0324133 · Year: 2003 · Rating: 6.7 (50,712 votes)

Genres: Crime · Drama · Mystery

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.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesUnited Arab Emirates: Swimming Pool
Australia: Swimming Pool
Canada: Swimming Pool (English)
Germany: Swimming Pool
Spain: Swimming Pool
Finland: Swimming Pool
France: Swimming Pool
United Kingdom: Swimming Pool
Hungary: Swimming Pool
Ireland: Swimming Pool (English)
India: Swimming Pool (English)
India: Swimming Pool (Hindi)
Italy: Swimming Pool
Japan: Swimming Pool (English)
South Korea: Swimming Pool
Netherlands: Swimming Pool
New Zealand: Swimming Pool (English)
Philippines: Swimming Pool (English)
Portugal: Swimming Pool
Sweden: Swimming Pool
Singapore: Swimming Pool (English)
United States: Swimming Pool
World-wide: Swimming Pool (English, Alternative Title)
South Africa: Swimming Pool (English)
Argentina: La piscina
Chile: La piscina
Spain: La piscina (Catalan)
Uruguay: La piscina
World-wide: La piscina (Spanish)
Croatia: Bazen
Serbia: Bazen
Czech Republic: Bazén
Slovakia: Bazén
Mexico: Swimming Pool: juegos perversos
United States: Swimming Pool: juegos perversos (Spanish)
Lithuania: Baseinas
Poland: Basen
Estonia: Bassein
Iran: Estakhr (Persian)
Turkey: Havuz (Turkish)
Vietnam: Hồ Bơi Kinh Hoàng
Greece: I pisina (transliterated title)
Venezuela: Juegos perversos
Canada: La piscine (French)
Romania: Piscina
Brazil: Swimming Pool - À Beira da Piscina
Finland: Uima-allas (TV Title)
Hungary: Uszoda (Alternative Title)
Greece: Η πισίνα
Ukraine: Басейн (new title)
Bulgaria: Басейнът (Bulgarian)
Russia: Бассейн
Japan: スイミング・プール (Japanese)
Taiwan: 池畔謀殺案
Hong Kong: 泳池情殺案 (Mandarin)
Swimming Pool: juegos perversosRelease Date2003-08-01Runtime102 minutesMetascore70IMDb Popularity0User Reviews335Critic Reviews143Countries / RegionsFrance
United KingdomLanguagesEnglish
FrenchKeywordsswimming
murder
swimming pool
erotic thriller
digging a graveFilming LocationsMénerbes, Vaucluse, FranceProduction CompaniesFidélité Productions
France 2 Cinéma
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Directors

François Ozon

Writers

François Ozon
Emmanuèle Bernheim
Sionann O'Neill

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Charlotte Rampling | Character: Sarah Morton
Actor: Ludivine Sagnier | Character: Julie
Actor: Charles Dance | Character: John Bosload
Actor: Jean-Marie Lamour | Character: Franck
Actor: Marc Fayolle | Character: Marcel
Actor: Mireille Mossé | Character: Marcel's Daughter
Actor: Michel Fau | Character: First Man
Actor: Jean-Claude Lecas | Character: Second Man
Actor: Emilie Gavois-Kahn | Character: Waitress at Cafe
Actor: Erarde Forestali | Character: Old Man
Actor: Lauren Farrow | Character: Julia
Actor: Sebastian Harcombe | Character: Terry Long
Actor: Frances Cuka | Character: Lady on the Underground
Actor: Keith Yeates | Character: Sarah's Father
Actor: Tricia Harrison | Character: John Bosload's Secretary
Actor: Glen Davies | Character: Pub Barman

[Directors Group]
Name: François Ozon | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: François Ozon | Role: Writer
Name: Emmanuèle Bernheim | Role: Writer
Name: Sionann O'Neill | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Timothy Burrill | Role: Producer
Name: Christine De Jekel | Role: Producer
Name: Olivier Delbosc | Role: Producer
Name: Marc Missonnier | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Philippe Rombi | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Yorick Le Saux | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Monica Coleman | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Antoinette Boulat | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Wouter Zoon | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Wouter Zoon | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Brice Blasquez | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Pascaline Chavanne | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Gill Robillard | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Myriam Roger | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Bruno Amestoy | Role: Production Manager
Name: Aurélien Bouc | Role: Production Manager
Name: Camille Fantou | Role: Production Manager
Name: Jo Farr | Role: Production Manager
Name: François Laprètre | Role: Production Manager
Name: Marshall Leviten | Role: Production Manager
Name: David Mitnik | Role: Production Manager
Name: Gilles Monnier | Role: Production Manager
Name: Antonio Rodrigues | Role: Production Manager
Name: Christine De Jekel | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Charlotte Brown | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: André Cavaillé | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Antoine Garceau | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Sylvain Jouannet | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Toby Sherborne | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Jane Cooke | Role: Art Department
Name: Pascal Courtinel | Role: Art Department
Name: Frédéric Dor | Role: Art Department
Name: Nicolas Doyon | Role: Art Department
Name: Fabienne Fouvil | Role: Art Department
Name: David Lagache | Role: Art Department
Name: Norbert Luchessi | Role: Art Department
Name: Jean-Luc Schwarz | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Lucien Balibar | Role: Sound Department
Name: Pascal Chauvin | Role: Sound Department
Name: Samuel Dequidt | Role: Sound Department
Name: Aymeric Devoldère | Role: Sound Department
Name: Eric Grattepain | Role: Sound Department
Name: Benoît Hillebrant | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jean-Pierre Laforce | Role: Sound Department
Name: Lionel Lebras | Role: Sound Department
Name: Gilles Missir | Role: Sound Department
Name: Michel Monier | Role: Sound Department
Name: Hervé Roux | Role: Sound Department
Name: Pascal Vonhatten | Role: Sound Department
Name: Michel Filippi | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Neal Champion | Role: Special Effects
Name: James Francis Jr. | Role: Special Effects
Name: Ed Smith | Role: Special Effects
Name: Daniel Esperanssa | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Richard Deusy | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Daniel Esperanssa | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Raimbaut Gaffier | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Brice Halary | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Eric Martin | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Pierre Michel-Estival | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Cyril Vonck | Role: Visual Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Richard Burnett | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Patrick de Ranter | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Milly Donaghy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Renaud Fidon | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Max Hureau | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Slater King | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Stephen Mack | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jean-Claude Moireau | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John O'Donoghue | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mathias Raaflaub | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Steven Read | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Fred Reynolds | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Carlos Ribeiro | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Benoît Rizzotti | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Norman Smith | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jean-Baptiste Thibaud | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jean-Noël Viry | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Sarah Bird | Role: Casting Department
Name: Suzy Catliff | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Jason Clay | Role: Costume Department
Name: Chloé Lesueur | Role: Costume Department
Name: Christine Vargas | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Feriel Benouarka | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Frédéric Duff-Barbé | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Mélanie Karlin | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Michael Harm | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Cathialine Andria | Role: Music Department
Name: Richard Boudarham | Role: Music Department
Name: Benjamin Caillaud | Role: Music Department
Name: Amélie de Chassey | Role: Music Department
Name: Patrick Desremaux | Role: Music Department
Name: David Galoustov | Role: Music Department
Name: Gilles Gramaise | Role: Music Department
Name: Carole Manet | Role: Music Department
Name: Alain Marié | Role: Music Department
Name: Delphine Mathieu | Role: Music Department
Name: Orchestre Symphonique Bel'Arte | Role: Music Department
Name: Stéphane Reichart | Role: Music Department
Name: Philippe Rombi | Role: Music Department
Name: Iris Torossian | Role: Music Department
Name: Jacky Tricoire | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Aurélie Assié Lécroart | Role: Production Department
Name: Mike Clark-Hall | Role: Production Department
Name: Marylène Dastugue | Role: Production Department
Name: Valery de Souza | Role: Production Department
Name: Valérie Delache | Role: Production Department
Name: Jacqueline Edwards | Role: Production Department
Name: Benjamin Fougère | Role: Production Department
Name: Aurélie Kazian | Role: Production Department
Name: Emmanuel Mitry | Role: Production Department
Name: Manuel Yvernault | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Agnès Feuvre | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Terry Blanchette | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Jimmy Coutts | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Jeff Derby | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Rene 'Ron' Di Ferro | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Howard Doubtfire | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Danny Kent | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Steve Leon | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Wayne Morris | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Ron Narduzzo | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Evariste Richer | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Sylvian Robert | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Kieran Smith | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Darren Thackeray | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Gilles Tissot | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Angiola Baggi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Luca Biagini | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dante Biagioni | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Loïc Cascarino | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Christophe Cervoni | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Thierry Chapat | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paul Cutler | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jon Duncan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Christian Dutac | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michel Filippi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lee Gordon | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paul Jackson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Neil James | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jean-Louis Lalet | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Julie Léger | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Catherine Martin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Pablo Mehler | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Olivier Michaud | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Antonio Palumbo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Claudia Pittelli | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Hugo Rubini | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Pierre-Gaël Steunou | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Shelagh Tyne | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Christian Valsamidis | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Frédéric André | Role: Thanks
Name: Serge Arthus | Role: Thanks
Name: François Aubé | Role: Thanks
Name: Sébastien Bella | Role: Thanks
Name: Dominique Besnehard | Role: Thanks
Name: Nathalie Bloch-Lainé | Role: Thanks
Name: Valérie Boyer | Role: Thanks
Name: Nicolas Bérard | Role: Thanks
Name: Hubert Caillard | Role: Thanks
Name: Karine Chochon | Role: Thanks
Name: Stéphane Célérier | Role: Thanks
Name: Amélie de Chassey | Role: Thanks
Name: Marie de Lussigny | Role: Thanks
Name: Thierry de Segonzac | Role: Thanks
Name: Marina de Van | Role: Thanks
Name: Isabelle Delcroix | Role: Thanks
Name: Didier Duverger | Role: Thanks
Name: Colette Gervais | Role: Thanks
Name: Jean-Robert Gibard | Role: Thanks
Name: Patrick Goavec | Role: Thanks
Name: Monique Guerrier | Role: Thanks
Name: Géraldine Gues | Role: Thanks
Name: John Hardy | Role: Thanks
Name: Laurent Hassid | Role: Thanks
Name: Mathieu Hippeau | Role: Thanks
Name: Pierre Héros | Role: Thanks
Name: Ghislaine Malaterre | Role: Thanks
Name: Sirish Malde | Role: Thanks
Name: Etienne Mallet | Role: Thanks
Name: Jean-Pierre Martinie | Role: Thanks
Name: Stéphanie Martinie | Role: Thanks
Name: Delphine Mathieu | Role: Thanks
Name: Pierre Menahem | Role: Thanks
Name: Sophie Minet | Role: Thanks
Name: Elizabeth Nebout-Mevel | Role: Thanks
Name: Hengameh Panahi | Role: Thanks
Name: Christophe Pellet | Role: Thanks
Name: Gail Rebuck | Role: Thanks
Name: François Rivière | Role: Thanks
Name: Juliette Roggeman | Role: Thanks
Name: Marie Sabbah | Role: Thanks
Name: Elizabeth Simpson | Role: Thanks
Name: Anne Smadja | Role: Thanks
Name: Tom Stacey | Role: Thanks
Name: Elisabeth Tanner | Role: Thanks
Name: Christophe Vidal | Role: Thanks
Name: Barry Wilkinson | Role: Thanks

Trailers

Swimming Pool | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi4287037721/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi4287037721/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563530655556.mp4?Expires=1788310648&Signature=g02iIvxZms5QmmbIXsjtcNOQk66XIbWtL2or3r6X6uRpVro7ZryFB09-pLK0I4edM9bebbwx-Y8VyyQtq~rA9LwOCDWCguctdB1rXNeqL9NTdwLr0jQnRZg2NBUSV3Fd7MYTdA0A3Ujrcr0SsSYTFyOsPNp7TofiFZguDP5Baqs2KyO1M04aGVy2JCJ6tqh8sORm~0eSXXUt-CM5Cy6rtmiD3T-jE7yc9Jyzlw4Du0Wenz1T2z27-z5DsFY6Mysf7d9im4TqO7xwqO5BJY~xJ4HWLimt6CvIIxkBMaEwRP66lZmmKIHGDANNEUqVJw17joJL9yNkDYnN86Xl16B5Hw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

France: May 18, 2003 (Cannes Film Festival)
Belgium: May 21, 2003
France: May 21, 2003
Italy: June 11, 2003 (Cannes a Roma Festival)
Australia: June 20, 2003 (Sydney Film Festival)
Russia: June 27, 2003 (Moscow Film Festival)
Australia: July 2003 (Melbourne International Film Festival)
United States: July 2, 2003 (limited)
Czech Republic: July 8, 2003 (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
New Zealand: July 17, 2003 (Auckland International Film Festival)
Switzerland: July 24, 2003 (German speaking region)
United States: August 1, 2003
Philippines: August 8, 2003 (Cinemanila Film Festival)
Germany: August 14, 2003
South Korea: August 15, 2003
United Kingdom: August 22, 2003
Ireland: August 22, 2003
Finland: August 29, 2003
Turkey: August 29, 2003
Austria: September 5, 2003
Poland: September 5, 2003
Netherlands: September 6, 2003 (Film by the Sea Film Festival)
Russia: September 11, 2003
Greece: September 13, 2003 (Athens Film Festival)
Netherlands: September 18, 2003
Canada: September 21, 2003 (Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival)
Australia: October 2, 2003
Brazil: October 3, 2003 (Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival)
Spain: October 24, 2003
Brazil: October 27, 2003 (São Paulo International Film Festival)
Italy: October 31, 2003
Norway: October 31, 2003
Greece: November 7, 2003
Portugal: November 7, 2003
Kazakhstan: November 9, 2003
Mexico: November 29, 2003 (Muestra Internacional de Cine)
Hungary: December 18, 2003
Sweden: December 19, 2003
Czech Republic: December 25, 2003
Denmark: December 25, 2003
Brazil: January 9, 2004
Thailand: January 30, 2004 (limited)
Mexico: February 13, 2004 (limited)
Serbia: February 28, 2004 (Belgrade Film Festival)
Israel: March 11, 2004
Slovakia: March 11, 2004
Estonia: April 2, 2004
Hong Kong: April 8, 2004
Japan: May 15, 2004 (Tokyo)
South Africa: May 21, 2004
Argentina: July 8, 2004
Panama: September 17, 2004
Uruguay: October 15, 2004
Chile: October 21, 2004
Egypt: December 1, 2004 (Cairo International Film Festival)
United Arab Emirates: June 8, 2007 (DVD premiere)
United States: October 19, 2019 (Harvard Film Archive)
India: October 19, 2020 (internet)
Indonesia: April 22, 2021 (DVD premiere)

Awards

Box Office