4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 25, 2020
I am tempted to call The Swimmer a pretentious fable about the waters of life. It is set in the upper echelon of Connecticut society, but the same cross-section might hold true in California as well. In fact, one could say this film effectively extends the pool metaphor of The Graduate (1967). Becau read more
The SwimmerDirected by Frank Perry
Written by Eleanor Perry from a short story by John Cheever
1968/US
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First viewing/Amazon Instant Burt Lancaster’s “Swimmer” takes a poke at Mid-Century prosperity and despair. After a long absence Neddy Merrill (Lancaster) shows up read more
The publisher seems keen to make us believe that this novel represents the emergence of a new John Le Carré or Graham Greene. Their copywriters should read a bit more Le Carré or Greene before making such comparisons, because they’re not doing Joakim Zander any favors. You won’t find in read more
All I can say is wow after this one with Burt Lancaster take risks as a performer and for story content. THE SWIMMER (1968) Directed by Frank Perry is a stylish journey of Man: in this case Ned Merrill (Burt Lancaster) to ‘swim home” in his neighbor’s pools read more
