Sections & Films

DEEP END

Category: Edition 1974

Synopsis
15-year-old Mike takes a job at the local swimming baths, where he becomes obsessed with an attractive young woman, Susan, who works there as an attendant. Although Susan has a fiancé, Mike does his best to sabotage the relationship, to the extent of stalking both her and her fiancé. Mike becomes increasingly desperate to have Susan for himself, with tragic results.

Original Title DEEP END
Italian Title LA RAGAZZA DEL BAGNO PUBBLICO
Category Out of competition
Section Selection
Tipology Feature Film
Duration 88'
Production Year 1970
Nationality United Kingdom, West Germany
Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski
Screenplay Jerzy Skolimowski, Jerzy Gruza, Boleslaw Sulik
Director of photography Charly Steinberger
Editor Barrie Vince
Production Design Anthony Pratt, Max Ott Jr.
Costume Design Ursula Sensburg
Make up Elke Müller
Music Cat Stevens, The Can
Main cast Jane Asher
John Moulder Brown
Produced by Helmut Jedele
Executive producer Judd Bernard

 regista jerzy skolimowskiJERZY SKOLIMOWSKI
Jerzy Skolimowski (Łódź, 5 May 1938) is a Polish film director, screenwriter, dramatist and actor. A graduate of the prestigious National Film School in Łódź, Skolimowski has directed about ten films since his 1960 début "The Menacing Eye". In 1967 he was awarded Golden Bear for his film "Le départ". His famous film is "Deep End" (1970), in which acted Jane Asher and John Moulder Brown.

 

production
Maran Film
(West Germany)
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Kettledrum Films
(United Kingdom)

Italian distribution
PEA
(Italy)