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I found my way to the story after watching the film recently. I came across the film on Criterion knowing nothing about it. For anyone who doesn't already know
by js2 3y ago
I found my way to the story after watching the film recently. I came across the film on Criterion knowing nothing about it.
For anyone who doesn't already know the story, I think it's best to go in blind, but if you don't mind spoilers (and I guess this one has definitely reached the statute of limitations):
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-swimmer-1968 https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-swimmer-1968
- jpm_sd 3y agoHaha, wow, shots fired. "Cheever's swimmer is a tragic hero disguised as an upper-class suburbanite. There are a lot of tragic heroes hidden in suburbia, I guess, perhaps because so many of them subscribe to the New Yorker."