A Bigger Splash

Crime, Drama, Mystery

The vacation of a famous rock star and a filmmaker is disrupted by the unexpected visit of an old friend and his daughter.

The critical consensus

In Luca Guadagnino’s simmering drama, two ex-lovers are disastrously reunited at a Mediterranean villa where the pool is a temple of bared flesh and sex perfumes the air.

(*) Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 11/02/2016

The zest of the film-making belies the darkness at the core here.

(*) Geoffrey MacNab, The Independent, 11/02/2016

A mute Tilda Swinton steals the show as four narcissists come undone in a Mediterranean paradise.

(*) (*) Mark Kermode, The Observer, 14/02/2016

(*) (*) Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman, 13/02/2016

Features about A Bigger Splash

A Bigger Splash director: 'Italian cinema is mostly a bureau for tourism'

Andrew Pulver, The Guardian, 04/02/2016

Where and when?

General release. Check local listings for show times.

Edinburgh Filmhouse, Edinburgh from Friday April 1, 2016, until Thursday April 7, 2016. More info: www.filmhousecinema.com

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A Bigger Splash

Crime, Drama, Mystery

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