Love everything about this movie, its a complete package. The swimmer is a little out of left field for a company like grindhouse. I strongly recommend this film to anyone interested in the integration of philosophy and film. Dressed only in swimming trunks throughout the film, burt lancaster plays a wealthy, middle. George pacheco, 10k bullets the swimmer is an odyssey that comes highly recommended.
But somewhere along the way we realize it is an allegory, and the ending makes that clear. From producers sylvester stallone and david broome the biggest loser, this reality series pairs 10 ordinary women with 10 elite personal trainers. Shortlisted in the mishmash competition run by getty images in 2012. Revisiting the disturbing summer movie the swimmer. The film was directed by frank perry from a script by eleanor perry. In his finest performance, burt lancaster stars as ned merrill, a man who confronts his destiny by swimming home, pool by pool, through the suburban nightmare of upperclass east coast society. With michael hertzberg, ted zachary, bob horn, marge champion. The swimmer is the story of a man who begins at the dawn of a new day to swim in the backyard pool of some friends.
From burt lancasters career best performance, to the beautiful cinematography and strange and compelling story, there is so much to be captivated by in this 1968 rebel of a film. Dvdbeaver are proud to announce our voting results for bluray and dvd of the year 2014. Frank perry s 1968 film the swimmer is adapted at length from the 12page short story of the same name by famed american author john cheever. The swimmers is a thai horror movie that was released in 2014. The swimmers official international trailer youtube. Reviewed in the united states on september 6, 2014. The swimmer, american film drama, released in 1968, that was an adaptation of john cheevers allegorical short story of loss and disillusionment in suburban america burt lancaster, wearing only a swimsuit throughout the movie, plays a middleaged businessman who one day inexplicably decides to swim home via a trail of his neighbours pools. After the films restoration and rerelease by grindhouse releasing in 2014. But theres something deeper driving him to risk his life. The twoway in the 1940s and 50s she was americas mermaid thanks to her starting roles in a series of hollywood aqua musicals. Grindhouse releasing is proud to present the ultimate late60s studioproduced cult film, the swimmer.
Revisiting the disturbing summer movie the swimmer, fifty. Released half a year after the graduate, the swimmer serves up a greatest generation supplement to that films boomer ennui. The film was written and directed by academy award nominated husbandandwife team of eleanor perry screenplay adaptation and frank perry director. In fact its about as far from a grindhouse film as you can get. The 20 best existential movies of all time taste of. A documentary about the making of the cult film the swimmer 1968. This short is a nonlinear narrative that is a love letter to the british coast and waterways. The story of ned merrill, a middleaged man in suburban connecticut who appears to be suffering a major nervous breakdown, was not the type of story that was usually optioned by a hollywood studio but it definitely appealed to director.
The swimmers a film by sophon sakdaphisit director of coming soon and laddaland in cinemas august 7. The film was one of 4 unique cocommissions in partnership between. Screening in wellington tomorrow and auckland during the doc edge festival, the marathon ocean swimmer hopes. Released half a year after the graduate, the swimmer serves up a greatest generation supplement to that film s boomer ennui. As the swimmer burt lancaster pauses beside each pool, his conversations with the owners sound real enough, and yet somehow they are very stiff, very correct, as if. Lynne ramsay focuses on physical pursuit in her short film commissioned for the london 2012 festival albeit in typically leftfield fashion. A man spends a summer day swimming as many pools as he can all over a quiet suburban town. It would be tough to leave this one off of the list. Ned and the ending of the movie make me wish for a sequel, not a full length film but something along. A masterful blend of fantasy and reality, it chronicles a middleaged mans gradual acceptance of the truth that he has avoided facingthat his life is in. In 2015, she became the first woman to swim from the farallon islands to the golden gate bridge a distance of about 30 miles.
The story of an adrenaline junkie who travels the globe in search of the most tumultuous rivers to swim with no kayak, and no protection. With tom litten, niall burton, curtis coker, joshua coleman. May 20th 2018, will be seychelles first time hosting the fina marathon swim world series. It is the story of ned merrill perhaps the finest performance of burt lancaster s impressive career, whose summer culminates in a trip through various neighbours pools until reaching his own home at the end of a large and affluent county of. Short film analysis swimmer niamh fenn film studies. Aug 20, 2014 2014 digital shorts charles griffin gibson usa. The neighborhood is full of judgmental, wellheeled people intent on. Using a stateoftheart fitness facility, which includes a 19 endless pools swim spa with an underwater treadmill, they prepare for a grueling series of obstaclecourse challenges. The swimmer is simply one of the mustsee home video releases of 2014. Swimmer is a 2012 scottish short film directed by lynne ramsay.
Along with natalie coughlin, dara torres, and jenny thompson, he is the secondmost decorated swimmer in olympic history measured by total number of medals, behind only michael phelps. Author john cheever made a fleeting appearance in the film adaptation of his story the swimmer during the summer of 1966. The story is based on the 1964 short story the swimmer by john cheever, which appeared in the. The swimmer is a 1968 american technicolor existential drama film and starring burt lancaster. A documentary about the making of the cult film the swimmer. Theres also a 25minute audio reading of the short story by cheever himself who has a fleeting cameo in the film, a massive set of galleries frank perrys storyboards, two sets. The twoway in the 1940s and 50s she was americas mermaid thanks to her starting roles in.
Glenn erickson of dvd savant calls the swimmer a dynamite package thats my favorite release so far in 2014. When perth falls for his best friends girlfriend, he sets off a chain of events that will transform all their lives. Its hard to imagine a more unlikely prospect for a film adaptation than john cheevers short story, the swimmer, which was first published in the new yorker. May 30, 2015 may 20th 2018, will be seychelles first time hosting the fina marathon swim world series. Lochtes seven individual olympic medals rank second in history in mens. Kimberley chambers is a marathon open water swimmer from new zealand.
This is swimmer by natasha braier on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. This is an analysis of the short film, swimmer directed by lynne ramsey. The focus is on the swimmer at first, but other topics are covered as well including her role in showboat and the one showbiz venue she never explored, burlesque. Hollywood film festival 20, us new york city horror film festival 20, us san diego film festival 20, us new orleans film festival 20, us. He played john estabrook, a party guest at one of the homes burt lancasters character ned merrill visited on his journey to swim pool to pool across the county. Occasionally animals and scenes of nature both in daylight and at night come into the cameras focus.
The swimmer is a one of a kind movie, adapted from a john cheever short story. Fak wai nai gai thoe the swimmers 2014 rotten tomatoes. A man spends a summer day swimming as many pools as he can all over a. The film won best short film at the 66th british academy film. Based on the novel by franz kafka, starring anthony perkins, and directed by orson welles, who said right after the film was complete that, the trial is the best film i have ever made. List of hallmark channel original movies wikipedia. As the swimmer progress forward, the selfdeception of ned slowly unfolds in front of not only the viewers eyes, but neds eyes as well. I will be discussing the narrative structure of the short film, how the short creates meaning and what cinematic techniquesstyle i would like to use in my own short film. The swimmer is a short film against violence, abuse, bullying and its supported by the shark conservation society. Chambers was born in new zealand and grew up on a sheep farm near te kuiti in the king country in the north. When two prominent male swimmers who are friends fall in love with the same girl, only the worst can be expected. The movie stars chutavuth pattarakampol march, thanapob leeratanakajorn tor, and supassra thanachat kao, the actors and actress from a popular thai tv series named hormones.
And it is directed by the director of ladda land, a thai horror movie that was very successful when it was in the cinemas. The film opens with the sound of footsteps moving through the woods accompanied by a low eerie music. Get ready to see elite swimmers compete in the 10km marathon swim at. Five part, twoandahalf hour 2014 documentary about the making of the cult film the swimmer 1968. The swimmer, short story by john cheever, published in the new yorker july 18, 1964 and collected in the brigadier and the golf widow 1964. Director frank perrys the swimmer, adapted for the screen by perrys wife eleanor, is a rare, and for the most part successful, attempt at offering a cheever story in featurelength form. 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. In 2015, she became the first woman to swim from the farallon islands to the golden gate bridge a distance of about 30 miles life. Thankfully that didnt stop them from releasing this film on bluray in an extras packed special edition. The swimmer was the first feature film score of then24yearold marvin hamlisch, who got the job after a chance meeting with producer sam spiegel. I love the way the actors act, and of course, the message of. The swimmer is a knockout punch of a film and one of the great dramas of the 1960sa terrific package. The swimmer is a short film about a mans passion for swimming in the open sea and having complete freedom from everything else. The film won best short film at the 66th british academy film awards.
As a study of selfdeception, a better film than this one would be hard to find. Mar 05, 2015 the swimmers is a thai horror movie that was released in 2014. She is one of only a few people to complete the oceans seven swimming challenge. The documentary features interviews with cast and crew including joan rivers, janet landgard, marge champion, joanna lancaster, composer marvin hamlisch, film editor sidney katz ace, assistant directors michael hertzberg and ted zachary, and ucla olympic swim coach bob horn. A young man encounters many people while swimming in britain. This poll would not exist without the film aficionados. The scene is shown in a film, kim swims, about the athletes 2015 world record swim. The story is based on the 1964 short story the swimmer by john cheever, which appeared in the july 18, 1964 issue of the new yorker. The film was written and directed by academy awardnominated husbandandwife team of eleanor perry screenplay adaptation and frank perry director. With burt lancaster, janet landgard, janice rule, tony bickley.
In a letter to a friend, cheever described his days filming. The further along one gets in this film, the more blatantly obvious it is that ned has built an identity completely upon a foundation of lies in order to salvage some sort of personal meaning for his life. The swimmers isnt a fantastic movie that youll want to see over and over again, every year every time. But the film, set in tony connecticut, nevertheless captured and heightened the short storys aura of a coldwar hangover, complete with a cocktail shaker of stuff. The swimmer is a 1968 american technicolor surreal drama film starring burt lancaster. As with sakdaphisits earlier films, the swimmers has ghost story elements, but here the plot revolves more around such mystery staples as lust. Story of the swimmer archives grindhouse releasing. Director lynne ramsay was nominated for best short at the british independent film awards bifa. The swimmer with dvd, dolby, widescreen, 2 pack on tcm shop. John cheevers misery in suburbia short stories, brief and to the point, have always proven excellent tv fodder. Years after frank and eleanor perrys 1968 adaptation of john cheevers short story the swimmer flopped at the box office, star burt lancaster wondered if it mightve done better if it had been directed by someone like francois truffaut, who couldve prepared the audience more for the surreal and allegorical aspects of the film. The swimmer is a decidedly quirky film, with a twilight zoneesque storytelling style that depicts a day in the life of ned merrill lancaster, an aging, yet remarkably athletic, suburban stud. It is very important for us that you like, share and subscribe yourself on our channel, so that we can always bring new short films first hand.
Us olympic silver medallist swimmer haley anderson poses. Nov 08, 2017 the short film achieves this by shooting the landscape really well using sweeping pans and shooting in black and white to heighten the contrast between the swimmer and nature in certain shots, such as framing the swimmers pale face in the water which shows up on film as black. In an affluent connecticut suburb, ned merrill burt lancaster decides to swim home via the pools of his wealthy friends. The swimmers thailand, 2014 by sophon sakdaphisit motelx lisbon international horror film festival member of the.
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