I was flipping through the channels, and there’s some movie coming out or out now that’s called Swimming Pool. It features some French hottie getting in and out of a swimming pool—a lot, from what I can tell. Anyway, Independent Film Channel ran a brief interview with the director, François Ozon.

While I’m sure it’s a fine film, I caught this amazing (paraphrased) exchange in the interview:

Interviewer: There’s a lot of symbolism in your movies. What, to you, does the water symbolise?

Ozon: For me, it symbolizes nothing, other than freedom—freedom of the bodies. For me, it is a chance to see the skin and be sensual. It is good because I get to undress the actors.

Now THAT’S a man who knows what makes a good film! Sign me up for watching that one on Tivo.