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Swimming Pool (The) AKA La piscine (Blu-ray) (1969)
The most dangerous love-game ever played.Director: Jacques Deray
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:"Fifty Years Later" 2019 documentary (27:34)
Interview with scholar Nick Rees-Roberts on the film’s cinematic and aesthetic legacy (19:36)
Archival footage featuring Delon, Birkin, actors Romy Schneider and Maurice Ronet, and director Jacques Deray (15:18)
Alternate Ending (0:42)
French Trailer (3:28)
English Trailer (3:28) -
Subtitles:French Version: English (optional)
English Version: None -
Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French Version:
French LPCM 1.0
English Version:
English Dolby Digital 1.0 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Restored 4K digital transfer.
Includes an essay by film critic Jessica Kiang. -
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Extras:Interview with writer and scenarist Jean-Claude Carriere (SD, in French, no subtitles, 27 mins)
Archival location footage of Alain Delon and Romy Schneider (SD, in French, no subtitles, 3 mins)
Alternate ending (SD, <1 min)
Production notes (French text)
Trailer (HD, 3:28) -
Subtitles:French Version: None
English Version: French -
Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French Version:
French Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
English Version:
English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray 4K)
*The Film
Alternate Ending (~1 min)
Archival Footage (~2 mins)
French Theatrical Trailer (~3 mins)
English Theatrical Trailer (~3 mins)
DISC TWO (Blu-ray Copy)
*The Film
"50 ans plus tard" director Jacques Deray's wife Agnès-Vincent Dera interviews writer Alain Page, screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière, and actor Alain Delon (~27 mins, HD)
DISC THREE (DVD Copy) -
Subtitles:French (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 HEVC
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Soundtrack(s):French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
French DTS 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Digibook
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Notes:Booklet featuring "La piscine d'hier à aujourd'hui, signe des temps" by writer Marion Laporte.
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Extras:Interview with writer and scenarist Jean-Claude Carriere (SD, in French, German subtitles) (27:04)
Archival location footage of Alain Delon and Romy Schneider (SD, in French, German subtitles) (2:25)
Alternate ending (0:16)
Trailer (3:18) -
Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Original Version:
French DTS HD Master Audio 2.0 mono
German DTS HD Master Audio 2.0 mono
English Version:
English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Alternate ending (SD, 0:17)
Photo gallery (HD)
Trailer (HD, 3:28) -
Subtitles:Original Version: English (optional)
English Version: None -
Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Original Version:
French LPCM 2.0 mono
English Version:
English LPCM 2.0 mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: Draw
The US release has both versions of the film with some exclusive extras with a 4K restoration transfer of the French version.
The German release has both versions and the same extras as the 2009 French release, but it reportedly has a high level of background noise (on all tracks).
The UK image differs markedly from the French 2009 release (the German one appears to be the same as the French) and is said to be preferable. The two can be see here (UK) and here (French), but not directly comparing the same scenes.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts - Includes the original version (123:44) and the English language version "The Swimming Pool: First Love Never Dies" (119:25).
- Blu-ray ALL France- M6 Video - No cuts - Includes the original version (123 mins) and the English version "The Swimming Pool: First Love Never Dies" (115 mins - 25fps).
- Blu-ray B 4K + Blu-ray France- M6 Vidéo - No cuts (123:02)
- Blu-ray B Germany- Concorde - No cuts - Includes the original version (123:13) and the English version "The Swimming Pool: First Love Never Dies" (119:11).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Park Circus - No cuts - Includes the original version (122:28) and the English version "The Swimming Pool: First Love Never Dies" (114:42 - 25fps)
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Comparison added by Nigel_Badnell on 22/02/12
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 05/07/21UPDATE LOG:
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