The Pool is a 2007 drama film co-written and directed by Chris Smith. The film stars non-professional actors Venkatesh Chavan and Jhangir Badshah, as well as Bollywood veteran Nana Patekar and newcomer Ayesha Mohan.
The story revolves around a young janitor working at a hotel in port city of Panjim, India, who sees from his perch in a mango tree a luxuriant garden and shimmering pool hidden behind a wall. In making whatever efforts he can to better himself, Venkatesh offers his services to the wealthy owner of the home. Not content to simply dream about a different life, Venkatesh is inquisitive about the home's inhabitants and his curiosity changes the shape of his future.
Though filmed in Hindi, a language Smith didn't know, the film earned good reviews. Besides winning a Special Jury prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, the film won accolades from Geoffrey Gilmore, director of the Sundance Film Festival. In the same year, it was screened at the Vienna International Film Festival and International Film Festival of India.
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Re: The Pool
The Pool: Forbidden Turquoise Gem
This is surely the best Indian movie made by a white guy in the past two years! Forget Danny ("Can't Close") Boyle - - Chris Smith has crafted a beautiful meditation on how we choose the meaning of life in the environment we live in. The actual pool is naturally symbolic of much more than it's placid surface reflects. The charming story befriends you into it's convivial embrace. The actors are very real, very Indian, very natural. I was constantly being pleasantly jolted by the insights of the sharp script.
The Pool is indeed a turquoise gem, but as a film it is far from forbidden - - it's an invitation to dive inside...
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