swim pool contain good symbolism and acting and and especially great cinematography . the movie be really too slow for me for the first 70 mintues and however and and i keep wonder and what be the point of paint u a picture of this dour and unhappy author interaction with a lustful irresponsible bratty young woman . although i admire the character portrayal and felt the movie visually artistic and even brilliant at time and i be not emotionally invest in sarah morton enough nor in julie to care . however and the end change all of that . spoiler below . the twist at the end remind me of fight club and and sixth sense and where all of a sudden the viewer realize he percieved everything through the wrong lens . when the twist reveals that the julie we have see never exist and all of a sudden everything in the story take a deep meaning and we can appreciate all the time it take to create a detailed character study of sarah morton . i really enjoy how literate this movie be and the symbolism very well construct . it funny how people either critisize or praise all the nudity and sexuality common in european film and however here nudity and sexuality be intrinsically necessary because they be such a crucial component underlie the mechanic of sarah morton personality . she be so repressed . i really like how julie appetite for sex and rich food and and swim in the dirty pool be a mirror for just how badly sarah lack all of these thing . i especially love the scene where sarah eat yogurt and wheat germ . here we have a woman and who although she be super wealthy and can afford any type of food and instead chooses to deprieve herself of such a basic source of pleasure a eat appetizing food . it be a nice contradiction that sarah be very wealthy on the outside yet starve ( for good food and sexuality and a zest for living and creativity ) on the inside . this movie far give evidence to the fact that fame and wealth be not a guarantee of genuine happiness in life . the end to this film make it all worthwhile and however and it be very exciting when we feel we need a 2nd viewing of a movie to really absorb it all . i will watch it again and who know . i might not find the first 70 minute too slow after all .