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The Pool

The Pool

2022
19 min
8 / 10
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When a lonely suburban pool reminisces about its life, the Pool brings up memories of a young couple and its journey with them as they fall in love…

Personnel // Cast & Crew

Director Erica Yen-Chin Long / Cristobal Olguin

How Viewers Describe This Film

Common themes and sentiments

reflective poignant unique melancholic tender heartfelt contemplative experimental subtle slow-paced earnest moving

Reviews

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Isabelle Moreau
Mar 28, 2026
4.5 / 5
4.5

A truly original cinematic voice emerges in 'The Pool', a film that finds profound humanity in the most unlikely of storytellers. The direction is masterful in its subtlety, allowing the pool's narration to guide us through a deeply…

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Julian Croft
Mar 28, 2026
3.0 / 5
3.0

'The Pool' presents a curious narrative proposition: the life story of a couple told from the perspective of their swimming pool. The directorial approach leans towards the observational, creating a mood that is both intimate and somewhat detached.…

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Seraphina Hayes
Mar 28, 2026
4.0 / 5
4.0

This is a film that dares to be different. 'The Pool' uses its unique narrator to weave a tender and often touching tale of love's endurance. The direction is sensitive, allowing the quiet moments to speak volumes about…

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Arthur Pendelton
Mar 28, 2026
2.0 / 5
2.0

'The Pool' attempts a bold narrative experiment, casting a suburban swimming pool as the chronicler of a young couple's romance. The direction here feels somewhat restrained, perhaps in an effort not to overpower the unusual premise. However, this…

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Eleanor Vance
Mar 28, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

In 'The Pool', a familiar suburban fixture gains a voice, offering a surprisingly poignant reflection on love and life. The film's central conceit, a pool narrating the story of a young couple, is undoubtedly its most intriguing element.…

FAQs

'The Pool' uses its unique narrator to chart the passage of time through the life cycle of a relationship and the enduring presence of the pool itself. As the pool reminisces, it recounts the story of a young couple from their initial romance through life's subsequent phases. This allows the film to explore how love evolves and how experiences shape individuals over years. The pool's consistent existence serves as a temporal anchor, highlighting the transient nature of human lives against its own more permanent, albeit passive, presence.