Review of Swimming Pool (2003) by Heather G — 01 Dec 2007

Interesting and perhaps a little "risque".... but hey, it is french after all!

This review of Swimming Pool (2003) was written by Heather G on 01 Dec 2007.

Swimming Pool has generally received positive reviews.

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 23 Feb 2014

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