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A Bigger Splash

An American couple, Paul and Marianne, spend their vacation in Italy and experience trouble when Marianne invites a former lover and his teenage daughter to visit, which leads to jealousy and dangerous sexual scenarios.

Release Date : 2015-11-26

Language :EnglishFrenchItalian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Frenesy FilmMiCStudioCanalCOTA Films

Production Country : FranceItalyUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Marianne Lane

Original Name : Tilda Swinton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Paul De Smedt

Original Name : Matthias Schoenaerts

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harry Hawkes

Original Name : Ralph Fiennes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Penelope Lanier

Original Name : Dakota Johnson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Maresciallo

Original Name : Corrado Guzzanti

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carabiniere 1

Original Name : Alessandro Ferrara

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carabiniere 2

Original Name : David Maddalena

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mayor

Original Name : Salvatore Gabriele

Gender : Male

Character Name : Restaurant Owner

Original Name : Livio Franco Blandino

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mireille

Original Name : Aurore Clément

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sylvie

Original Name : Lily McMenamy

Gender : Female

Character Name : Waiter

Original Name : Vito Rodo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Clara

Original Name : Elena Bucci

Gender : Female

Character Name : Drummer

Original Name : Tom Stickley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guitarist

Original Name : Jerry Popiel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sound Engineer

Original Name : Taketo Gohara

Gender : Male

Character Name : Priest

Original Name : Salvatore Cipri

Gender : Male

Character Name : Girl at San Gaetano's Festival

Original Name : Francesca Faccilongo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Entertainer

Original Name : Giuseppe Spata

Gender : Male

Character Name : Boy at San Gaetano's Festival

Original Name : Francesco Leone

Gender : Male

Character Name : Karaoke Bar Owner

Original Name : Antonino Bonomo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Karaoke Bar Client

Original Name : Giampiero La Cerra

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mohammed Abdullahi

Original Name : Giafar Abdallah

Gender : Male

Character Name : Majdi Ahkdar

Original Name : Mahammedin Mahammed Ibrahim

Gender : Male

Character Name : Masse Ndaye

Original Name : Francesco Lo Pinto

Gender : Male

Character Name : Moussa Dlabouga

Original Name : Youness Zrhaiba

Gender : Male

Character Name : Giuseppe

Original Name : Vito Giuseppe Rodo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rosa

Original Name : Rosa Rodo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tamara

Original Name : Tamara Rodo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Villa's Gardener

Original Name : Giovanni Pineda

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carabiniere 3

Original Name : Antonio Simone Farina

Gender : Male

Character Name : Notary

Original Name : Fausto Amato

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stage Hand

Original Name : Camillo Piarulli

Gender : Male

Character Name : Club Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Valentina Laura Agostini

Gender : Male

Character Name : Drunk Australian (uncredited)

Original Name : David Kajganich

Gender : Male

Reviews

Reno

@Rangan

2024-05-16

**Italian holiday! Musics, dances and the water splash.** No offense whoever liked it, but for me it is one of the bad films of the year. It is not a Hollywood, but the cast is and an English language film entirely shot in Italy. The performances were powerful, but the story was weak, maybe the pace to blame. Because it is a two hour long drama about the triangular (maybe quadrangle) romance who are holidaying in Italy. Musical presentation was the highlight and most of the time sets near water like a pool or the sea where water splash happens very often like it was mentioned in the title. Tilda Swinton speaks rarely in it, but her presence was good. Matthias Schoenerts was one of the main cast, but his frequent on and off makes his presence ineffective. And then Dakota Johnson, I don't know why she's in this, but glamouraouly impacted the storytelling. With all this, Ralph Fiennes led the narration alone, with his brilliant act. Like he was never seen before, awesome dedication. I think it should be watched for him, but not enough to praise the overall film. If you are looking for a normal drama, this is not the right one to pick. This is kind of experimental film, but there's nothing more refreshing, most of the contents were boring. There's no story, just a vacation events where one another all the main characters try to impress. So it is definitely not for everyone, but if you like it, that's good for the film and you, Whatever, I won't favour it unless you got nothing else to try. The music was good, the locations were beautiful, but the film soared with its weakness than the good stuffs and that's how it fared. _4/10_

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-10-21

Can you imagine being on holiday with your hunky boyfriend only to discover half way through that your slightly dysfunctional ex has arrived with his teenage daughter! Personally, I'd be on the first plane home but rock star "Marianne" (Tilda Swinton) decides to stick it out with her film-making squeeze "Paul" (Matthias Schoenaerts) when "Harry" (Ralph Fiennes) shows up with "Penny" (Dakota Johnson). Initially, the toxicity seems to be under control but quickly we see things spiral into a fairly entertainingly internecine series of scenarios that drown us in a mix of nostalgia, resentment and a fair degree of lust too as the drink starts to flow and the truths start to emerge - be they actually true or not! It's Fiennes who delivers best here, I think, encapsulating the character of the flawed, almost delusional, "Harry" in a fashion that quite successfully gets under your finger nails. Schoenaerts gets naked enough times to justify his inclusion on the eye-candy chart and also provides quite a powerful steam-valve for the young "Penny" who appears to know exactly what she is after here... It's a bit on the long side, and like many of Luca Guadagnino's films does linger a little too much on the admittedly gorgeous Sicilian establishing photography and the pacing can come across as quite lazy at times, but when the poison is flowing effectively through the punchy dialogue, the film allows all four of these rather unlikeable characters to illustrate an holiday from hell that looks set to end in tragedy.