The Swimmer
“When you talk about "The Swimmer" will you talk about yourself?”
Drama
A man spends a summer day swimming home via all the pools in his quiet suburban neighborhood.
VIBE
A surreal, existential dive into suburban ennui. It feels like a dream you can't quite shake, a melancholic drift through a life unraveling, pool by shimmering pool.
melancholicdisorientingexistentialwistfulslow-burnmid-century modernarthousepsychological dramaidentitylosssuburbiamasculinity
upper classmidlife crisisconnecticutswimming poolneighborswimmerdisillusionmentbased on short storypool partyexistential crisispool-hoppingpsychological breakdownpsychological introspectionsuburban surrealism
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