LA PISCINE (1969)
Literary Cinema
LA PISCINE
Jacques Deray’s classic La Piscine (1969) is an aptly titled film as it's at the pool where the characters bathe, relax, kiss, play, and drown. There are countless reasons to watch La Piscine, but most notably, its cast is incomparable—starring cinematic icons with palpable chemistry Alain Delon and Romy Schneider (who themselves dated ten years prior to filming the movie) and a young Jane Birkin. The costumes are designed by André Courréges, of modern mini-skirt fame, and the fashion can serve as inspiration for quintessential summer gear; understated yet glamorous, breathable yet graceful. The shots are composed and the color is seasonally lurid. Yet, beyond its eye-candy aesthetics, La Piscine also tells a suspenseful story of lust, envy and rage. Even the literary love a good plot.
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