Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the pool 2008 near you. It premiered at the sundance film festival on january 22, 2005, and won the grand jury prize for best new american film from the seattle international film festival. The title and theme of the film were inspired by the latin name for the chesapeake bays indigenous maryland blue crab. Swimming pool is released in the uk on friday 22nd august 2003. His life gets turned upsidedown when he attempts to meet the mysterious family who lives at the house. The film was one of 4 unique cocommissions in partnership between.
Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. To raise funds and awareness for disabled veterans of the wars in afghanistan and iraq, air force veteran david broyles and army officer rush vann attempt to become only the 16th and 17th americans to swim across the strait of gibraltar, from spain to africa. As a study of selfdeception, a better film than this one would be hard to find. Inspired by the acclaimed documentary men who swim, this is the story of eric, an accountant searching for a purpose in life and to win back his wife heather by diving into the world of male synchronised swimming bored to tears by his daily routine and the dullness of his accountancy job in the city, especially compared to wife heathers new journey as a freshly elected local councillor. Swim team has screened at over 50 international film festivals, won 14 awards, was released theatrically with its debut at new yorks ifc center, was broadcast on pbs acclaimed nonfiction showcase pov and streamed on netflix. Silver creek high school, san jose ca swim team of 2008.
This is the true story of tony fingleton, a young man from a troubled family who found the inner strength to become a champion. The first of the great swim films starring the movie worlds chlorine queen, esther williams, one of the most elegant and sublimely beautiful stars in hollywood history. It stars jesse spencer, geoffrey rush, and judy davis. They were the european championships for swimming 50 m, diving and synchronised swimming for 2008. The swimmer, a short film on linkedin im a swim film festival fan, and i love this short film, this short swimming video, the swimmer, captured by simon banthorpe. Tom wilkens, a retired swimmer now working in the insurance industry, and connor jaeger, a recent college graduate with hopes of making a. The film also examines the media storm that threatens the teams olympic dreams when one of its members. Characteristics of swimming pools with high rates of objectively measured sunscreen use. With nana patekar, venkatesh chavan, jhangir badshah, ayesha mohan. Naked ludivine sagnier in swimming pool swimming star. Watch swimming lesson full movie in hd visit movie 184918 a little boy steps in to a new world.
Swimmers 2005 emma tara devon gallagher, 11, comes from fishing folk in the chesapeake bay area. Michael phelps all eight gold medal races at beijing 2008. Swimming upstream is a 2003 australian biographical drama film written by tony fingleton and directed by russell mulcahy. However the story of swimming at the 2008 beijing games was the story of one man. Film four short film trailer directed by tamzin haughton. She loves the water, but a swimming accident leaves her needing expensive surgery to save her. Lancaster slowly makes his way to his splitlevel home. Fandango fanalert sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area.
I found myself still thinking about this film several hours later read all of your comments. Swimming is the breakthrough feature that helped land lauren ambrose her role on hbos six feet under. With lauren ambrose, joelle carter, jennifer dundas, jamie harrold. Marije smits, paralympic runner and long jumper, 2002 world champion in long jumping. New documentary swim team at doc nyc swim team is a feature documentary chronicling the rise of a competitive swim team made up of children and teens on the autism spectrum. A bittersweet and intimate look at friendship, love and growing up. The decay of decadence as a result of decadence in the swimmer, ned sees his personal slice of the american dream and sense of self without money or status decay rapidly. A boy in abject poverty works in a hotel and becomes obsessed with a swimming pool in the opulent hills of panjim, goa, india. Includes pictures, audio, bios, and interactive features. Swimmers is a 2005 american independent drama about a watermans family on chesapeake bays eastern shore. Director francois ozons the swimming pool is much deeper than its critics and even its director seem to realize. Swimming upstream on dvd may 31, 2005 starring geoffrey rush, judy davis, david hoflin, tim draxl.
Swimming upstream is a 2003 australian biographical drama film written by tony fingleton. These two characters who have never had anything, are finally going to have the right. Michael fred phelps of baltimore, usa arrived in china as a sixtime olympic champion, with his sights set on five individual and three relay titles from his third olympic games. They grow as friends and discover their attraction to each other. Characteristics of swimming pools with high rates of. The pool critics consensus beautifully crafted with loosely drawn characters and a lilting, natural pace, chris smiths the pool features a universal message to which everyone can relate.
In this film, burt lancaster plays a wealthy, middleaged advertising man, who embarks on a revelatory journey through suburban connecticut. We will be swimming in the aquatics center, then drying off to go watch a movie. He left undefeated, having broken a plethora of absolute olympic records. Of course, reading an interview with ozon about it, you get a banal explanation thats enough to turn anybody off the film french men. This presentation of swim team the film is sponsored by the columbia association, howard county autism society, howard county public school system and special olympics maryland howard county. It shows the life of fingleton spencer from childhood to adulthood, and dealing with a topsyturvy family. A unique perspective on the sport of swimming from the past, present and future in the short span of a decade, the town of middletown, new jersey, produces two olympians 2000 and 2012, both unlikely athletic superstars, and both in the sport of swimming. Swimming at the 2008 beijing summer games olympics at. It is based on fingletons autobiography of the same name. Swimming pool is more of a conventional thriller than those twoor if it is unconventional, that is a development that doesnt affect the telling of most of the story. Torres, 41, becomes oldest swimming medalist the new york times. What the hell did the ending of swimming pool mean. Medal winners of all the 2008 summer olympics swimming events from beijing, china on.
Its a bythenumbers film, but interesting and valuable in that its a reminder of the days when the segregated swimming pool was the symbol of the ugliest racism. The easy life of summertime in myrtle beach is turned upside down for one local girl when two strangers come to town. Swimmer is a 2012 scottish short film directed by lynne ramsay. After it is over, you will want to go back and think things through again, and i can help you by suggesting there is one, and only one, interpretation that resolves all of the. Swim team tells a universal story of parenting, coming of age, coping with adversity, and finding hope when a community comes together and creates its own solutions. Directed by andy cockrum, matt cook, chantz hoover. If an aid will be attending the event with your participant, please make sure they register as well. Al morrow is an awardwinning producer and head of documentary at met film production. Filmmaker jon kean explores an aspect of the holocaust left largely unexplored in the annals of history with this look at six women who survived incarceration in the most notorious concentration. Everything you need to know about swimming upstream movie. This story has been told many times but the characters in this version are very endearing. I strongly recommend this film to anyone interested in the integration of philosophy and film. Before thula arrived iris hated having baths and had never successfully gone swimming. Swimming starring lauren ambrose of hbos six feet under.
Peter allibone sony action cam project, never before seen film. As a result, we cannot be held responsible for the actions of the 3rdparty sources. Neds complete breakdown in this climax of the film signals his return to reality, but more importantly his exodus from the world of the swimmer. See the full list of the pool cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. The 2008 len european aquatics championships were held in eindhoven, netherlands, from 24 march 2008. Full results of all the 2008 summer olympics swimming events from beijing, china on.
Leisure club swim and a movie canton leisure services. The film is beautifully shot, much of it on location in france, and mostly in a rather muted colour palette of beige and greens, punctuated by the sparkling blue of the large swimming pool once the drab cover is taken off and its cleaned up. She produced the feature documentary deep water pathe, ukfc, filmfour, winner of the grierson award for best cinema documentary 2007. The film won best short film at the 66th british academy film awards. This introduction of vibrant colour coincides with julies intrusion in sarahs life of peaceful solitude. Swimming is a 2000 film starring lauren ambrose in one of her early film works as francine frankie wheeler. One of the prominent themes in this adaptation, as opposed to the cheever story, is the idea of lost youth, or a perceived loss of manhood in neds case.
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