In production. Completion 2025. 52 Min
Script & Directors: Uta Meyer-Boblan & Gregor Streiber
Camera: Robert Cöllen, Jupp Tautfest, Martin Langner, Gerfried Guggi
Editing: Nina Rath
Music: Hannes Gill
Producers: Gregor Streiber, Hansjürgen Schmölzer
A coproduction of werwiewas medienproduktion and BSX Schmölzer GmbH.
They are the dream of many and a symbol of luxury – swimming pools. Emperors learned to swim in them. Film stars became icons in them. What stories do they have to tell? First they were called swimming pools, then came the pool – with different functions: The film spans the spectrum from the idea of bathing for hygiene reasons to magnificent swimming pools and their significance in art and culture: An ironic and entertaining search for clues.
When the sun is shining and the temperatures are high, we long for a bit of cooling off. The swimming pool has been fulfilling this dream of cool water for decades. Man has managed to turn the sea into a mini-ocean, lock it in a small pool and transfigure it into the epitome of glamour and luxury. A good opportunity to delve into the history of bathing…