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      Deep End

      R Released Aug 10, 1971 1h 30m Drama List
      90% Tomatometer 20 Reviews 74% Audience Score 500+ Ratings Mike (John Moulder-Brown), a 15-year-old bathhouse worker, develops a crush on his older, attractive co-worker, Susan (Jane Asher). At first they help each other secure bigger tips by swapping their respective male and female clients. But their tidy business arrangement is severed when Mike discovers that Susan has not only shunned him, but is cheating on her fiancé with an older swim coach. As Mike begins stalking Susan in an effort to break them up, his innocent crush spirals into obsession. Read More Read Less

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      Michael Atkinson Village Voice Skolimowski's Eastern Bloc-existentialist chops finally emerge in the last act, as the futility of looking for a diamond in the snow evolves into a sex-death underwater ballet. Dec 13, 2011 Full Review Jaime N. Christley Slant Magazine Deep End is as soaked in pheromones and nervous electricity as its main character. Rated: 4/4 Dec 12, 2011 Full Review Philip French Guardian Made in Munich but set entirely in London, it's a bizarre tail end to the swinging London cycle of the 1960s, centring on a rundown suburban public swimming pool and its adjoining private bathrooms and showers. May 8, 2011 Full Review Yasser Medina Cinefilia Its proposal, elaborated with color and a certain eroticism, captures with a poetic gaze observations about desire, rebellion and the sexual awakening of London's youth. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 7/10 Aug 6, 2022 Full Review Nigel Andrews Monthly Film Bulletin Skolimowski allows his characters' dreams total freedom, and within that subjective arena anything can happen. Jan 31, 2018 Full Review Ben Nicholson CineVue Ostensibly a saucy, knockabout swimming pool romp, it develops into a surreal dive into the waters of destructive sexuality. Rated: 4/5 Apr 12, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Shioka O Jane Asher. Definitely for kids only at first glance, the story is not Deep, but this another swingin London cult is beautifully filmed and has a mood. I watched the restored version which was colourful and vibrant. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Mark S One of the most overacted, underwritten films I've ever seen. Also just plain kooky, but not in a good Gidget kind of way. It feels like if a drunken candy corn and an angry dog wrote a movie. And I really wanted to like this. Stay for the great images of London in the late 60s. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/03/23 Full Review William L Deep End is a psychological film made compelling by creating a disturbing character very organically - Moulder-Brown's Mike is introduced as a gangly, inexperienced adolescent swept along by the tide of young love (a scenario that feels empathetic and grounded) before twisting his affection into an increasingly paranoid obsessiveness, marked by his complete inability to properly guage the limits of acceptable behavior. It's a neat premise, the horror associated with inexperience; some characters are explicitly taken advantage of for the innocence by those wishing to exploit them, while Mike is inadvertently manipulated into becoming a monster by a combination of a lack of guidance from some and casual manipulation from others. An interesting, eerie soundtrack coupled with some inventive camerawork from Skolimowski (particularly the underwater pool shots, which feel modern even today) make this an unusually dark coming of age film that presents the wide-open possibilities of young adulthood as a terror rather than a period of pure optimism. (3.5/5) Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/14/21 Full Review s r 1001 movies to see before you die. An English coming of age film with some interesting story to go with it. Asher was beautiful. The motivations though were illogical to the point of annoyance. It was on YouTube. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the most intellectually fascinating coming-of-age films ever, Deep End presents us with emotionally complex characters going through experiences that feel at once real and fantastic. Appearing to chart new stylistic ground with every scene, Jerzy Skolimowski paints indelible images of adolescence that perfectly capture both its innocence and obsessively focused passions. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Jerzy Skolimowski's social satire is an offbeat delight. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Mike (John Moulder-Brown), a 15-year-old bathhouse worker, develops a crush on his older, attractive co-worker, Susan (Jane Asher). At first they help each other secure bigger tips by swapping their respective male and female clients. But their tidy business arrangement is severed when Mike discovers that Susan has not only shunned him, but is cheating on her fiancé with an older swim coach. As Mike begins stalking Susan in an effort to break them up, his innocent crush spirals into obsession.
      Director
      Jerzy Skolimowski
      Distributor
      Paramount Pictures
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Aug 10, 1971, Limited
      Runtime
      1h 30m