Swimmer

Overview:

A young man swims across the rivers and lakes of Britain to a soundtrack of assorted nationalistic music. As he passes people on the banksides including children, lovers and a tramp their thoughts and conversations are also heard. Ultimately, after walking through a wood at night, the boy returns to the water and appears to sink below the surface.

Director:

Lynne Ramsay

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

woman director
short film

Cast

Tom Litten

~ as ~

The Swimmer

Niall Burton

~ as ~

Child Swimmer

Curtis Coker

~ as ~

Child Swimmer

Tony Heirs

~ as ~

Child Swimmer

Charlie Likeman

~ as ~

Child Swimmer

Joshua Coleman

~ as ~

Boy

Samuel Harry Hockday

~ as ~

Boy

Kit Johnson

~ as ~

Boy

Caleb Powel Lindon-Emms

~ as ~

Boy

Gabriel Ronnie Lindon-Emms

~ as ~

Boy

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 5 month(s) ago
7
Quite near the end, there is a monochrome sequence as Tom Litten swims across a loch, or a lake, with the sun setting behind him whilst Vaughan Williams’s “…Thomas Tallis” is playing that is simply gorgeous to look at. Indeed, much of this is an attractive watch as this young man swims the waterways of the UK observing and being observed by people, their pets, their children and the wildlife. The photography shows us the litheness of the swimmer as he effortlessly glides through the water as well as also displaying the beauty of the scenery. That’s not a sterile sensation; this scenery is alive and buzzing and vibrant and this almost entirely unscripted film just lets us relax and let it wash over us. The final scene is peaceful, but also quite perplexing… Definitely worth ten minutes.