Water Lilies

– Set during a sultry summer in a French suburb, Marie is desperate to join the local pool's synchroni..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 25 Minutes
Release Year:
2007
Original Name:
Naissance des pieuvres
Water Lilies (2007) - Also known as Naissance des pieuvres

Set during a sultry summer in a French suburb, Marie is desperate to join the local pool's synchronized swimming team, but is her interest solely for the sake of sport or for a chance to get close to Floriane, the bad girl of the team? Sciamma, and the two leads, capture the uncertainty of teenage sexuality with a sympathetic eye in this delicate drama of the angst of coming-of-age.

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Water Lilies (2007) - Trailer

Release Date:

15 Aug 2007

Language:

French

Director:

Céline Sciamma

Writer:

Céline Sciamma

Main Actors:

Pauline Acquart, Louise Blachère, Adèle Haenel, Warren Jacquin

Plot:

Three girls, each about 15, deal with puberty, the onset of sexual attraction, and, for two, the pressure of virginity. Marie, who's slight and diffident, quiet and nearly expressionless, is friends with Anne, who's a bit chunky and impulsive and has decided that François will be her first love. Watching synchronized swimming, Marie is suddenly attracted to the team captain, Floriane, beautiful, aloof, tall, and rumored to be a slut. François pursues her. Marie begins to hang around her; they trade favors, and soon it's an odd sort of friendship. Each of the three experiences her own first, and Marie must sort out attraction and friendship.

Awards:

4 wins & 7 nominations.

Production:

Koch Lorber Films

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
78%
Metacritic:
65%