38-519: [REDACTED] Look up pool in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pool may refer to: Bodies of water [ edit ] Swimming pool , usually an artificial structure containing a large body of water intended for swimming Reflecting pool , a shallow pool designed to reflect a structure and its surroundings Tide pool , a rocky pool on an ocean shore that remains filled with seawater when
76-561: A Bollywood composer, and recorded by a small orchestra in Mumbai . The film also credits independent film representative and producer John Sloss, who has handled all of his films, as being his "conduit to the rest of the world," and said that it was Sloss' work on his behalf that "has allowed me to stay in Milwaukee." Barry Poltermann , who edited The Pool and American Movie , continued his association with Smith with this film. Though
114-563: A 2007 short film Video games [ edit ] Pool , a 1983 sports game Pools , a 2024 horror walking simulator Other uses in arts and entertainment [ edit ] The Pool (play) , by James Brough and Helen Elizabeth, 2006 "The Pool", an episode of the TV series Mayor of Kingstown , in season 2 (2023) Pool (website) , a defunct Australian Broadcasting Corporation social media site Places [ edit ] England [ edit ] Pool, Cornwall , on
152-461: A 2014 song by Glass Animals from the album Zaba "Pools", a 2017 song by Sløtface from the album Try Not to Freak Out Film [ edit ] The Pool (2001 film) , German horror film also known as Swimming Pool The Pool (2007 film) , co-written and directed by Chris Smith The Pool (2009 film) , adaptation of the 2006 play The Pool (2018 film) , Thai survival thriller film Pool (film) (Indonesian: Kolam ),
190-475: A cache of database connections maintained by the database Memory pool , a dynamic memory allocation method Memory Pool System, a memory management system by Harlequin Object pool pattern , a pattern to construct sets of initialized programming objects that are kept ready to use Thread pool pattern , a programming method where a number of threads are created to perform a number of tasks Pooling layer ,
228-550: A division of the Republic of the Congo Other uses [ edit ] Pool (surname) , a surname (and list of people with the surname) Pooling (resource management) , grouping together of resources or effort Press pool , group of news gathering organizations pooling their resources Secretarial pool , group of secretaries available to assist executives See also [ edit ] Poel , an island in
266-641: A form of non-linear down-sampling in convolutional neural networks Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Music [ edit ] Pool (John Zorn album) , 1980 Pool (Porches album) , 2016 "Pool", a 2017 song by Paramore from the album After Laughter "Pools", a 2014 song by Glass Animals from the album Zaba "Pools", a 2017 song by Sløtface from the album Try Not to Freak Out Film [ edit ] The Pool (2001 film) , German horror film also known as Swimming Pool The Pool (2007 film) , co-written and directed by Chris Smith The Pool (2009 film) , adaptation of
304-418: A form of pool betting where gamblers pay a fixed price into a pool Football pool , an association football (soccer) betting pool Pool play or group stages, the round-robin stage of many sporting championships Singapore Pools , Singapore's national lottery Computing [ edit ] Pool (computer science) , a set of initialized resources that are kept ready to use Connection pool ,
342-576: A hotel in the 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. After American Job (1996), American Movie (1999), Home Movie (2001), and The Yes Men (2003), Milwaukee -based director Chris Smith read
380-443: A language they did not understand and having to shoot complex dialogue scenes in a language alien to them. Poltermann was editing while the filming was in progress. Smith thought that this process had a huge impact on the finished film. On Rotten Tomatoes , the film has an aggregate score of 94% based on 45 positive and 3 negative critics' reviews. The website consensus reads: "Beautifully crafted with loosely drawn characters and
418-466: A lilting, natural pace, Chris Smith's The Pool features a universal message to which everyone can relate." The film appeared on several critics' top ten lists of the best films of 2008. Marjorie Baumgarten of The Austin Chronicle named it the fourth best film of 2008, Sheri Linden of The Hollywood Reporter named it the fourth best film of 2008, and Tasha Robinson of The A.V. Club named it
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#1732765793350456-422: A nuclear reactor Vernal pools , seasonal pools of water that provide habitat for distinctive plants and animals. Sports and gambling [ edit ] Pool (cards) , the common pot for stakes or the stakes themselves in card games Pool (dominoes) , the stock or boneyard in dominoes Pool (cue sports) , a group of games played on a pool table Pool (poker) or pot (poker) , money wagered during
494-402: A programming method where a number of threads are created to perform a number of tasks Pooling layer , a form of non-linear down-sampling in convolutional neural networks Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Music [ edit ] Pool (John Zorn album) , 1980 Pool (Porches album) , 2016 "Pool", a 2017 song by Paramore from the album After Laughter "Pools",
532-750: A river in England, tributary to the River Ravensbourne River Pool, Cumbria , a river in Cumbria, England, tributary to the Gilpin United States [ edit ] Pool, West Virginia , United States The Pool (Central Park) in Manhattan, New York, United States Congo [ edit ] Pool Department , a division of the Republic of the Congo Other uses [ edit ] Pool (surname) ,
570-401: A set of initialized resources that are kept ready to use Connection pool , a cache of database connections maintained by the database Memory pool , a dynamic memory allocation method Memory Pool System, a memory management system by Harlequin Object pool pattern , a pattern to construct sets of initialized programming objects that are kept ready to use Thread pool pattern ,
608-438: A shallow pool designed to reflect a structure and its surroundings Tide pool , a rocky pool on an ocean shore that remains filled with seawater when the tide goes out Salt pannes and pools , a water-retaining depression located within salt and brackish marshes Plunge pool , a small, deep body of water Stream pool , a quiet slow-moving portion of a stream Spent fuel pool , a storage facility for used fuel rods from
646-498: A single hand of poker Pool betting or parimutuel betting, a betting system in which all bets of a particular type are placed together Betting pool , a form of pool betting where gamblers pay a fixed price into a pool Football pool , an association football (soccer) betting pool Pool play or group stages, the round-robin stage of many sporting championships Singapore Pools , Singapore's national lottery Computing [ edit ] Pool (computer science) ,
684-469: A story, written by Randy Russel, about a person from a graduate school in Iowa . This person, who is out running, sees a swimming pool and gets obsessed with swimming in it. He follows around the people who own the place and tries to befriend them. However, Smith clarified that the film's story evolved from it in a "completely different way from there". He said that though they had a draft in hand while beginning
722-588: A surname (and list of people with the surname) Pooling (resource management) , grouping together of resources or effort Press pool , group of news gathering organizations pooling their resources Secretarial pool , group of secretaries available to assist executives See also [ edit ] Poel , an island in the Baltic Sea Poole (disambiguation) Poul , a given name Pooling, or group testing , in statistics All pages with titles containing pool Topics referred to by
760-411: A veteran Bollywood actor, Smith said: When you're trying to cast, you will look anywhere and everywhere. At dinner, we would look at the waiters. And one day, this newspaper came (to their hotel room) with a story on Nana (Patekar). And it said that he takes his time between movies and likes to do interesting projects. And Kate thought he looked perfect. We liked his eyes and the way he handled himself in
798-422: A young girl could not obtain permission for leave from school. The actor originally chosen for the father's role left them for a television series. These unfortunate incidents happened three days prior to commencement of the shoot. After a casting director, who had previously worked with Ayesha Mohan, sent them her details, she was chosen to play the main actress. Speaking about how they identified Nana Patekar ,
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#1732765793350836-421: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages pool [REDACTED] Look up pool in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pool may refer to: Bodies of water [ edit ] Swimming pool , usually an artificial structure containing a large body of water intended for swimming Reflecting pool ,
874-475: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Pool (2007 film) The Pool is a 2007 American 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. Though filmed in Hindi , a language Smith didn't know,
912-404: The 2006 play The Pool (2018 film) , Thai survival thriller film Pool (film) (Indonesian: Kolam ), a 2007 short film Video games [ edit ] Pool , a 1983 sports game Pools , a 2024 horror walking simulator Other uses in arts and entertainment [ edit ] The Pool (play) , by James Brough and Helen Elizabeth, 2006 "The Pool", an episode of
950-638: The Baltic Sea Poole (disambiguation) Poul , a given name Pooling, or group testing , in statistics All pages with titles containing pool Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Pool . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pool&oldid=1254865561 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Indonesian-language text Short description
988-634: The TV series Mayor of Kingstown , in season 2 (2023) Pool (website) , a defunct Australian Broadcasting Corporation social media site Places [ edit ] England [ edit ] Pool, Cornwall , on the mainland, England Pool, Isles of Scilly , a location in Cornwall, England Pool-in-Wharfedale , in West Yorkshire, England Pool of London , a stretch of the River Thames River Pool (London) ,
1026-401: The common pot for stakes or the stakes themselves in card games Pool (dominoes) , the stock or boneyard in dominoes Pool (cue sports) , a group of games played on a pool table Pool (poker) or pot (poker) , money wagered during a single hand of poker Pool betting or parimutuel betting, a betting system in which all bets of a particular type are placed together Betting pool ,
1064-574: 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 . The DVD was released on 13 July 2010. The story revolves around a young janitor working at
1102-763: The interview. And he seemed a kindred spirit to what we were trying to do. Smith was convinced that if Patekar agreed to play the role, the film would get a boost. Actress Mohan helped him approach Anurag Kashyap , who directed her in the Bollywood film Black Friday (2004). Initially, Patekar was not interested to do the film. But Kashyap urged him to take a look at 45 minutes of the film's footage. Upon watching it, Patekar remained quiet for some time and then he said, "this reminds me of what we used to do before we got corrupted." According to Smith, Patekar not just played his character, but also helped out in various scenes while filming. 20-year-old Venkatesh Chavan, who played
1140-544: The mainland, England Pool, Isles of Scilly , a location in Cornwall, England Pool-in-Wharfedale , in West Yorkshire, England Pool of London , a stretch of the River Thames River Pool (London) , a river in England, tributary to the River Ravensbourne River Pool, Cumbria , a river in Cumbria, England, tributary to the Gilpin United States [ edit ] Pool, West Virginia , United States The Pool (Central Park) in Manhattan, New York, United States Congo [ edit ] Pool Department ,
1178-452: The project because they were unsuccessful in locating a bungalow with a pool. Eventually, they managed to lease one from a New Zealand -born India -based person. Saying that this film was the hardest he ever worked on in his life, Smith added that casting for the film was quite a challenge. The crew lost three lead actors due to various reasons. While one of them went to Mumbai on the pretext of buying karate uniforms and never returned,
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1216-425: The role of his mother and sister in the film as well. He received INR 60,000 as compensation for acting in the film. While filming, Chavan thought it was a documentary. Jhangir, who was selected to play the 11-year-old character, worked as an employee in a bar/restaurant. —Chris Smith, director Neither of the young leads could read, so they couldn't really prepare their scenes in advance. They had to rehearse on
1254-548: The role of the young boy fascinated by the pool, originally hailed from Mundargi town in Gadag district of Karnataka . Chavan's parents left for Goa in search of work. While Smith was in the process of casting, Venkatesh was helping his parents to sell scrap. In January 2006, when he was roaming on the streets of Vasco da Gama , Smith met him, introduced himself and asked him to act in his film. Venkatesh took his parents' permission and agreed. His mother and sister were asked to play
1292-455: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Pool . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pool&oldid=1254865561 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Indonesian-language text Short description
1330-558: The shooting, his goal was to let the environment (the actors, their experiences and observations) shape the story. The film is a collaborative result of a crew that was half-based in India and United States. The crew included producer Kate Noble, creative consultant Xavier Leplae, whose film I'm Bobby was shot in the Indian state of Goa . Xavier's brother, Didier Leplae, who composed the score with Joe Wong in Milwaukee, had it arranged by
1368-498: The spot and once they got it right, the scene was shot. Another complication was their language. Since neither of them spoke English, it was difficult for Smith to directly convey detailed direction. Hence, with a translator in place, it could easily get translated in the wrong way. Another challenge was that the film was being shot in Hindi , which was not the first language of either of them. In addition, Smith had absolutely no knowledge of Hindi. Effectively, they were being directed in
1406-504: The story was originally set in Iowa, Smith chose the port city of Panjim , Goa due to his long-time fascination with the city, especially the contrast between the rich and the poor. For the 65-day shoot, Smith and his crew moved to India for a five-month period. While referring to this cinematic endeavour as an experiment, he felt that the journey to India was crucial in clearing up his creative space to work. Smith once thought of aborting
1444-465: The tide goes out Salt pannes and pools , a water-retaining depression located within salt and brackish marshes Plunge pool , a small, deep body of water Stream pool , a quiet slow-moving portion of a stream Spent fuel pool , a storage facility for used fuel rods from a nuclear reactor Vernal pools , seasonal pools of water that provide habitat for distinctive plants and animals. Sports and gambling [ edit ] Pool (cards) ,
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