"The Swimmer." A truly extraordinary movie. From an exceptional short story by John Cheever. Superb performance by Lancaster deftly supported by a roster of character actor pros. Catch it if you can.
@matthewgersch1901
Жыл бұрын
RIP Robert Osborne (1932-2017) And Gilbert Gottfried (1955-2022)
@Yusuf-bz9xh
Жыл бұрын
TCM is the only worthwhile station or channel on TV
@__hjg__2123
Жыл бұрын
a true forgotten classic
@thatspiritualhumane
Жыл бұрын
Burt Lancaster in one of his greatest roles ever
@gardensofthegods
7 ай бұрын
Yes I do believe this is one of Burt Lancaster's best roles
@johnnyxmusic
Ай бұрын
I think it he said that it was his favorite movie and his favorite role
@chokkan7
5 ай бұрын
Bless Gilbert's heart...he was able to keep it PG for the aloted time. How great it would have been to see him go off on a tangent...RIP.
@kjgammon1658
Жыл бұрын
I love that movie! Burt did it at the exact right time in his life.. loved All Burt Lancaster's movies, Janice Rule did a good job playing his ex also.. I sure miss Robert Osborne as well!
@nouseforaname5378
8 ай бұрын
Damn I miss these days
@TheloniousCube
21 күн бұрын
i first saw this a couple of years ago - I had just finished a collection of Cheever short stories and saw an ad for a boutique DVD of "The Swimmer" i said to myself, "It can't possibly be a film of that story about the swimming pools, can it? That would be so weird!" but it was, so i picked it up. A wonderful film - almost surreal without any self-consciously "weird" elements. Some find the acting to be "stilted and artificial" but I think the acting style adds to the sense of disorientation that the film cultivates. A fine film, well worth the watch.
@kingporter67
Ай бұрын
The late, great Robert Osborne will always be a TCM legend!!
@ShakespeareCafe
4 ай бұрын
The Swimmer is on KZitem Movies right now for free...Neddy swims through the gamut of wealth in suburban Connecticut pool by pool. The pristine private pools he shamelessly takes advantage of comes to a grinding halt when he enters the public pool crowded with a mass crowd of the less fortunate. The dichotomy is jarring. It has one of the most haunting endings you can imagine.
@mikegoodie7905
21 күн бұрын
Neddy! Found the first house on Zillow a while back. The pool, that view, even the statues are still there.
@gardensofthegods
7 ай бұрын
Gilbert did a good job explaining this movie because I felt it was very hypnotic also and pulls you in but of course people who are into action films or superhero movies would find this terribly boring .
@liverush24
2 ай бұрын
The first time that I saw this film, it was also very late at night, about 1989. I still don't know anybody else who's seen it.
@mikegoodie7905
21 күн бұрын
Care for a deluded martini? Found this gem while Mad Men was on and we were doing the martini float in the pool. We'd watch it at least once during the summer and quote the lines. Fun times.
@paulbudrean2946
17 күн бұрын
I agree with everything that Gilbert said about this interesting film. Who knew? 😊
@BadGuyRants
Ай бұрын
Awesome film & love these two. RIP Gilly!
@jongilbertson2106
Жыл бұрын
Now I want to see Citizen Kane performed on roller skates. Citizen Kane Express. RIP Gilbert.
@gardensofthegods
7 ай бұрын
George C Scott in this role ? ... nope . I mean I'm sure he could have done a brilliant job with it but Burt Lancaster was perfect for this job and more believable as the charming guy with the women .
@gabrieldjatienza6971
5 ай бұрын
It's a great tragic movie.
@nedmerrill6228
2 ай бұрын
Gilbert had a great taste in movies.
@TheloniousCube
21 күн бұрын
Seriously! The Swimmer followed by Freaks, then The Conversation and Blow-Up (a great pairing, though i'd have reversed the order). Talk about hypnotic films!
@TBP1212
4 күн бұрын
did you ever listen to his podcast? Plenty of discussion of films like this and great guests.
@serenhafwilliams-davies5915
Жыл бұрын
😢
@ADAMSIXTIES
3 ай бұрын
Gilbert was the most annoying speaker ever.
@cherylmburton5577
10 ай бұрын
(2 Corinthians 7:10) Sacred Scripture sums it up. St Paul knew what the future of humanity would always be.
@sharonc.2207
27 күн бұрын
Amen, Jesus saves
@rondunn4336
3 ай бұрын
My wife n' I find it unwatchable, everyone self-consciously "acting" including Lancaster. Most strange.
@NeilDohertyMusic
2 ай бұрын
I know what you mean, nobody talks like that in real life! Severely over acted!
@mikegoodie7905
21 күн бұрын
@@NeilDohertyMusic "nobody talks like that in real life!" In 1968 Country Clubs, everybody talked like that.
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