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The Swimmer (1968)

initiated by sonali on September 15, 2008 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063663/)

"The Swimmer" must rank among the most beautifully filmed pictures of its era; few other 60s films featured such vibrant cinematography and such revolutionary (for the time) camerawork (notice the scene in which a horse is reflected in Lancaster's eye). Lancaster gives a subtle, powerful performance ("I'm a noble and splendid man"), which is perhaps his best. The film is a tad TOO elliptical, as I more

"The Swimmer" must rank among the most beautifully filmed pictures of its era; few other 60s films featured such vibrant cinematography and such revolutionary (for the time) camerawork (notice the scene in which a horse is reflected in Lancaster's eye). Lancaster gives a subtle, powerful performance ("I'm a noble and splendid man"), which is perhaps his best. The film is a tad TOO elliptical, as I think that a little more background information about the central character would have made it slightly more satisfying. And the ending, which was perhaps meant to be a surprise, seems pretty transparent now, as there are many clues which point to it. However, this is still a moving, adult film, which deserves to be seen at least once. (***)

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