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The Crosstown Arthouse film series presents Frank Perry’s The Swimmer at Crosstown Theater. 1968/95 minutes/Rated PG
Tickets: $5 at the door
Films begin at 7:30 pm (sharp!)
Burt Lancaster (From Here to Eternity and Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair) plays the character of Ned Merrill in The Swimmer. Ned goes on an adventure of sorts as he swims from pool to pool through his well-heeled neighborhood. That is it. Or is it? As Ned swims toward his goal of making it home to his own pool, the audience is slowly let in on what is perhaps a psychotic break. With Joan Rivers, Janice Rule (3 Women!!), Kim Hunter (STELLA!!!!!!!!!) and Bernie Hamilton (Captain Dobey!!).
The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent, international, historically significant, artistic, experimental, cult, underground and documentary features.
