DVD Search - Swimming Pool [Unrated] DVD

François Ozon's psychological thriller Swimming Pool stars Charlotte Rampling as a mystery writer. When Sarah (Rampling) is offered the use of her publisher's vacation home, she accepts the offer. The conservative, repressed Sarah clashes with the house's other inhabitant, Julie (Ludivine Sagnier), the uninhibited daughter of the publisher. Julie's promiscuous sex life intrigues Sarah and starts to lead to the thawing of the emotional deep-freeze between the two. The death of one of Julie's nightly assignations complicates their lives. Swimming Pool was screened in competition at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

Charlotte Rampling - Sarah Morton
Ludivine Sagnier - Julie
Charles Dance - John Bosload
Marc Fayolle - Marcel
Jean-Marie Lamour - Franck the Waiter

French director François Ozon's deliberate thriller arrives on DVD in exclusive "Unrated" form thanks to the fine efforts of the folks at Universal Studios. Presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, the image is virtually flawless. Well-balanced colors, even skin tones, and solid blacks highlight a transfer that was obviously taken from a pristine print of the film. Audio is presented in both English and French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, with an English DTS track also available. Though the dialogue-driven film certainly isn't one to give the top-shelf home audio system a workout, it is clear and free of any audible distortion. In addition to English closed-captioning, optional French and Spanish subtitles are also available. While fans of the film may be excited to notice the inclusion of deleted scenes, most of those included are fairly incidental and mainly feature star Charlotte Rampling walking deliberately through an unfamiliar French countryside. A theatrical trailer rounds out the extras. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide