The Swimming Pool (La Piscine) 12A

Sun 1 Dec, 3.15pm

Adult

£9.50

Member Adult

£8.50

Senior Citizen

£7.50

Member (Conc.)

£6.50

U25 & Students

£6

Young Member (age 16-24)

£5

Under 18

£6

Disabled or Unwaged

£6

Director: Jacques Deray

Cast: Alain Delon, Romy Schneider, Maurice Ronet

Year: 1969

Duration: 120 mins

Certificate: 12A


"★★★★ – A tour de force of sexual longing and controlled suspense" – Guardian


★★★★ – Total Film


The bright sun of the French Riviera is deceptive in this alluring work of slow-burn suspense from thriller specialist Jacques Deray and legendary screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière.


Formerly one of European cinema’s most iconic real-life couples, Alain Delon and Romy Schneider reunited for this film, bringing a palpable erotic chemistry to their performances as the bronzed and beautiful vacationers whose summer holiday on the Côte d’Azur is interrupted by the arrival of an old acquaintance (Maurice Ronet) and his eighteen-year-old daughter (Jane Birkin) - unleashing a gathering wave of sexual tension, jealousy, and sudden violence.


Screened in a new 4K restoration in tribute to the late Alain Delon.


Screening as part of French Film Festival UK.