LA PISCINE UHD-HDR DOLBY VISION

Jacques Deray

LA PISCINE, aka THE SWIMMING POOL by Jacques Deray
[ALL REGION]

The defining late-60s French psychological thriller – effortlessly sexy, cool, and starring what critics hailed as “the most outrageously photogenic actors to ever appear on screen!” Dive into the breathtaking La Piscine.Alain Delon, Romy Schneider, and Jane Birkin star in this seductive tale of desire, jealousy, and deadly betrayal on the French Riviera. Now presented in a definitive 4K UHD restoration featuring HDR and Dolby Vision, finally doing justice to the filmmaker’s vision. This release includes three distinct versions – including the rare cut shot entirely in English – accompanied by a hypnotic score from Oscar®-winner Michel Legrand.Featuring an exclusive critical appraisal and retrospective cast interviews.

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LA PISCINE aka THE SWIMMING POOL UHD-HDR DOLBY VISION [ALL REGION]

Alain Delon, Romy Schneider, and a young Jane Birkin star in LA PISCINE, aka THE SWIMMING POOL, one of the most seductive thrillers in French cinema.

Under the blazing French Riviera sun, golden bodies bask beside a crystal-blue pool while desire, jealousy, and resentment simmer beneath the surface.

Jean-Paul (Delon) and Marianne (Schneider) are spending an idyllic summer together at a secluded Saint-Tropez villa, lazily passing their days beside its shimmering pool. Their private paradise is shattered by Harry, (Maurice Ronet), a swaggering record producer and Marianne’s former lover, accompanied by his beautiful eighteen-year-old daughter, Pénélope (Birkin).

The languor of the Mediterranean summer gradually gives way to rivalry and suspicion. As old passions resurface between Harry and Marianne, Jean-Paul seeks retribution by turning his attentions towards the quietly bored Pénélope. What begins as a chic game of glances and unspoken desires steadily spirals towards a dark and irreversible climax – as one fateful night turns the water deadly.

Stylish, sensual, and increasingly sinister, LA PISCINE reunites two of European cinema’s most magnetic stars. In an on-disc interview, Delon reveals he insisted producers cast Schneider, without whom the film couldn’t be made – a tantalising detail given their celebrated real-life romance; though it had ended, their palpable chemistry forms the film’s very essence.

Driven by Oscar® winner Michel Legrand’s hypnotic, jazz-infused score and stunning cinematography, this iconic 1960s classic finally receives its definitive presentation: exclusively regraded and newly encoded from a pristine 4K restoration in HDR & Dolby Vision.

It remains a defining psychological thriller of its era, starring what critics called “the most outrageously photogenic actors to ever appear on screen!”

SPECIAL FEATURES: LA PISCINE aka THE SWIMMING POOL       [4K-UHD HDR DOLBY VISION]

  • Interviews with Alain Delon, Jane Birkin et al. in ‘La Piscine, 50 Years Later‘
  • Christina Newland (Award-Winning film critic & broadcaster) Exclusive in-depth appraisal of La Piscine
  • International Theatrical Trailer (English)
  • French Theatrical Trailer

LA PISCINE comes in three different versions:
(1) French Original [English subtitles] 122’
(2) French Original with the alternate ending 123’ + with English subtitles.  Presented in 4K-UHD  2160P HDR & DOLBY VISION
(3) English Version 119’ filmed in English as a separate shoot with optional additional SDH – [Full-HD 1080p]

SPECIFICATIONS

Certificate: 12
Release date:  30 November 2026 Public retail release date
Region: Free
Running time: 123′
Cat No: CULT803
Barcode: 5060485808039
Language:French with English subtitles or English + optional English SDH subtitles
Director: Jacques Deray
Stars:Alain Delon, Romy Schneider, Jane Birkin
Special Features:

  • Interviews with Alain Delon, Jane Birkin et al. in ‘La Piscine, 50 Years Later‘
  • Christina Newland (Award-Winning film critic & broadcaster) Exclusive in-depth appraisal of La Piscine
  • International Theatrical Trailer (English)
  • French Theatrical Trailer

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