Watermarks

In the absolutely moving new documentary Watermarks, seven women in their 80s return to the Vienna swimming pool of their youth.

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.

Not a great movie, but contains fascinating historical material.

Unfortunately their story ends just as it becomes most provocative.

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.

Not especially lively filmmaking, but Zilberman has unearthed some terrific footage of the club in its heyday.

As documentaries go, Watermarks is nothing special. But the women who inhabit it are sensational.