Oliver and the Pool redefines the coming-of-age narrative by centering it on an act of refusal. By staying by the pool, Oliverio does not escape life; he forces life to meet him on his own terms until he is ready to dive back in.
This "paper" explores the 2022 Mexican dramatic comedy (originally titled Oliverio y la piscina ), directed by Arkadi Palerm-Artis . Abstract Oliver i basen.2022.MULTi.1080p.HMAX.WEB-DL.H26...
In the wake of sudden family tragedy, thirteen-year-old Oliverio chooses a radical form of stillness: he refuses to leave a lounge chair by his family's swimming pool. This paper analyzes how the film uses this "static state" as a metaphor for adolescent grief, nihilsm, and the eventual path toward self-forgiveness. Oliver and the Pool redefines the coming-of-age narrative