Review of The Swimmer (1968) by Pierluigi P — 03 Jul 2011
A magnetic parable that pulverizes the american dream.
Burt Lancaster plays a character engulfed by existential grief, trying to reach his own paradise lost. He decides that his burden will end when he swims his way home through every of his neighbors' pools, finding fragments and glimpses of his obscure past.
Though a bit dated, it certainly has a huge space of inner meditation and also gives a hard and well-aimed blow to american society the way 'American Beauty' did some decades later.
It also anticipated the arrival of 70s cinema and its complex and disenchanting themes.
Lancaster's performance stands out, as well as the final scene.
This review of The Swimmer (1968) was written by Pierluigi P on 03 Jul 2011.
The Swimmer has generally received very positive reviews.
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