The Door in the Floor / Swimming Pool Value Pack |  | Directors: François Ozon, Tod Williams
Actors: Charlotte Rampling, Charles Dance, Ludivine Sagnier, Jeff Bridges, Kim Basinger
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
List Price: $29.99
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Seller: kcflicks
Rating:  279 reviews
Sales Rank: 199843
Format: Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 215 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 1417046732
UPC: 025192747823
EAN: 9781417046737
ASIN: B000788052
Theatrical Release Date: May 21, 2003
Release Date: April 26, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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In terms of alluring female nudity, Swimming Pool shows a lot, but it's what remains concealed that gives this erotic thriller a potent, voyeuristic charge. With his Hitchcockian handling of secrets and lies, prolific French director François Ozon reunites with his Under the Sand star, Charlotte Rampling, to tell a seductive tale of murder and complicity, beginning when British mystery novelist Sarah Morton (Rampling) seeks peace and relaxation at her publisher's French villa, only to find his brash, sexually liberated daughter Julie (Ludivine Sagnier) arriving shortly thereafter to disrupt her solitary reverie. What begins as mutual annoyance turns into something more sinister and duplicitous, alternating between Julie's predatory sex with men and Sarah's observant, perhaps jealous fascination. These two women, generations apart, share in Ozon's delicate dance of trust, curiosity, and gradual understanding, until a twist ending that forces you to reevaluate everything you've seen. Only then will the mysteries of Swimming Pool be fully and tantalizingly revealed. (Note: The unrated version contains full-frontal nudity that's been edited from the rated version. In both versions, the overall plot is not affected.) --Jeff Shannon
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 fake swimming pool January 31, 2010
Raks (HOUSTON, TX, US)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
When I bought a used version of this film I thought I would get just that: a real movie that had been previously used.
What I got, however, was a burned copy with a label stuck on the cd.
This is happening more and more when I purchase dvd's from Amazon.
As of the last such purchase, I have decided to no longer trust Amazon for my purchases.
 Excellent October 9, 2009
Thomas R. Hatfield (Cow Country NV)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I saw very little difference between this version of the film and the previous, rated, version I had.
 PRETENTIOUS NONSENSE--DREADFULLY SLOW June 23, 2009
Scott Benkel
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Okay...yes, the movie is puzzling and maybe if you sit and think about it long enough, the gears will mesh and things might make sense...but so what? who cares? The movie took forever to get started, and you can tell the director took himself way too seriously...I love French films, in fact one of my favorites is Chabrol's This Man Must Die--but Swimming Pool has virtually no dramatic tension, with too many scenes that just take too long to make the point..as for the great puzzle, go watch Fear X with John Turturro--easily the best "not sure what happened but it was great" films...
 Swimming Pool February 24, 2009
Owen Kosachiner
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Taking nothing away from the performers, a "thrilling" film it is not. Perhaps I was expecting too much but the final scenes left me nowhere wondering, at the fade out... and? Plausability left too much to be desired.The only reason I see for this film to be made is that actors make money when they are acting, as well they should but not to waste their talents in such a manner.
 Good direction and acting overcomes a plotless film! January 22, 2009
Ankur Mukherjee
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
The film somehow didn't dissapoint me, it had all the good ingredients of a good drama, good direction, haunting background score, neat performences and good chemistry, but hey the questian is, where is the plot? well if the film followed a strong plot, the film would be appreciated far more better. In other words, good performences by everyone, Charlotte Rampling was terrefic. A neat drama film, but could have been better. Somehow, still worth watching. My score - 4.0 / 5
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