[New post] La Piscine: Alain Delon’s Iconic Swimwear

luckystrike721 posted: " Vitals Alain Delon as Jean-Paul Leroy, moody ad agency writer on vacation French Riviera, Summer 1968 Film: The Swimming Pool (French title: La Piscine) Release Date: January 3, 1969 Director: Jacques Deray Costume Designer: André Courrèges " New post on BAMF Style La Piscine: Alain Delon's Iconic Swimwear by luckystrike721 Alain Delon as Jean-Paul in La Piscine (1969) Vitals Alain Delon as Jean-Paul Leroy, moody ad agency writer on vacation French Riviera, Summer 1968 Film: The Swimming Pool (French title: La Piscine) Release Date: January 3, 1969 Director: Jacques Deray Costume Designer: André Courrèges WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background More than a half-century after its release, La Piscine remains hailed as one of the most stylish movies, not just for French designer André Courrèges's costumes but also its sun-drenched Côte d'Azur setting, Michel Legrand's jazzy score, and the smoldering expressions of its quartet of stars. "The less you put in words, the more you will oblige me to have imagination," director Jacques Deray reportedly screenwriter instructed Jean-Claude Carrière. Deray's "imagination" draws the most from the dangerously intense sexual tension among its leads, beginning with Alain Delon and Romy Schneider as the vacationing couple spending their summer in an opulent villa secluded in the French Riviera. Continue reading "La Piscine: Alain Delon's Iconic Swimwear" luckystrike721 | August 4, 2021 at 9:00 am | Tags: 1960s, Ad Man, Alain Delon, Europe, French Riviera, Jean-Paul Leroy, La Piscine (The Swimming Pool), Summer, Summer Relaxation, Swimwear, Writer | Categories: Jet Age Summer Style, Summer Relaxation, Swimwear | URL: https://wp.me/p2LjLh-e1r Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from BAMF Style. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://bamfstyle.com/2021/08/04/la-piscine-delon-swimwear/