The Swimmer (1968)
- 7.7
- 94 mins
- Drama
Storyline
Neddy Merrill has been away for most of the Summer. He reappears at a friend's pool. As they talk, someone notices that there are pools spanning the entire valley. He decided to jog from pool to pool to swim across the whole valley. As he stops in each pool his interactions tell his life story.—John Vogel
Plot Keywords
swimming, swimming pool, neighborhood, extramarital affair, babysitter, swimmer, surrealism, connecticut, wealth, middle aged man, midlife crisis, neighbor, disillusionment, memory loss, emotional breakdown, 1960s, cigarette smoking, woods, deer, shower room
Short Review
As effectively as almost any movie ever made about American suburbia, The Swimmer gets the contentment that comes with material success[...] And it gets how the fantasy is hard to sustain.
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