In the absolutely moving new documentary Watermarks, seven women in their 80s return to the Vienna swimming pool of their youth.
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The Hollywood ReporterSheri Linden
The Hollywood ReporterSheri Linden
The excellent film combines a wealth of archival material with the reminiscences of an unforgettable group of octogenarian women who were champion swimmers when Hitler annexed Austria in 1938.
Though Zilberman's affection for the women leads to some indulgent digression, the doc's low-key tone (and lack of the stock, timpani-backed Nazi iconography) throws certain anecdotes into powerful relief.
Each woman is a terrific interview, and if the climactic vision of these still beautiful ladies gliding through the water doesn't bring a lump to your throat, you surely have no heart.
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New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
As documentaries go, Watermarks is nothing special. But the women who inhabit it are sensational.