Pool Blue is an attempt which tells, without dialogue nor rationality, a connection fantasized between two men. It is the fantastical projection which reveals certain eroticism. Pointless and discreet, the desire is present, two men are careful, gauge to the point to create a link of seduction. This link is intelligently staged, it is invisible with the eyes of the other swimmers, mysterious for both men and very explicit for the spectator.
Direction
Becq stages desire like choreography — every glance calculated
Cinematography
Pool water becomes a character, refracting bodies and secrets
Editing
Cuts hold just long enough to make you squirm
Director
Jean-Baptiste Becq
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film operates in the tradition of 'coquille Saint-Jacques' French cinema — queer desire rendered through gesture and environment rather than confession.
Director Jean-Baptiste Becq shot this in a functioning public pool during open hours, with real swimmers unaware they were background to a seduction.
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