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                            La Piscine (1969)
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STARS...........: Alain Delon, Romy Schneider, Maurice Ronet
DIRECTOR........: Jacques Deray
WRITERS.........: Jean-Claude Carrière, Jacques Deray
GENRE...........: Crime, Drama, Romance
IMDB............: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064816
RUNTIME.........: 2h 3mn
SIZE............: 6.00 GB
VIDEO CODEC.....: HEVC (Main10@L4)
BITRATE.........: 6700 Kbps (CRF)
RESOLUTION......: 1764x1080
ASPECT RATIO....: 1.66:1
FRAMERATE.......: 23.976 fps
AUDIO...........: French FLAC 1.0
SUBTITLES.......: ENG
SOURCE..........: Park Circus Blu-ray, Criterion Extras
ENCODE DATE.....: 2021-08-05


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. A paragon of 1960s modernist cool thanks to effortlessly chic clothes and a loungy Michel Legrand score, La piscine dives deep to reveal sinister undercurrents roiling beneath its seductive surfaces.


Criterion Extras

• Fifty Years Later - This recent documentary takes a closer look at the production history of La Piscine. It features interviews with Alain Delon, Jane Birkin, screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrierre, and novelist Jean-Emmanuel Conil, amongst others. The documentary was produced by Agnes Vincent-Deray, widow of director Jacques Deray in 2019.

• Undressing a Legacy - In this new video interview, scholar Nick Rees-Roberts discusses La Piscine and its influence on fashion. The interview was conducted in 2021.

• 68-69: Delon, Schneider & Co. - A collection of archival production and promotional footage with Alain Delon, Romy Schneider, Jane Birkin, Maurice Ronet, and Jacques Deray.

• Alternative Ending - An alternate ending added to the Spanish release of the film.

• Trailers - Two vintage trailers, English and French.

[The English version will be released as a separate torrent]