Water Lilies (2007)

After meeting at a local pool over their summer break, a love triangle forms between three adolescent girls, which proves difficult to sustain as they each desire the love of another.

Director:

Céline Sciamma

Writer:

Céline Sciamma

Stars:

Pauline Acquart, Louise Blachère, Adèle Haenel

4 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Pauline Acquart	...	Marie
Louise Blachère	...	Anne
Adèle Haenel	...	Floriane
Warren Jacquin	...	François
Christel Baras	...	L'inspectrice
Marie Gili-Pierre	...	La caissière (as Marie Gili Pierre)
Alice de Lencquesaing	...	Fille vestiaire
Claire Pierrat	...	Fille vestiaire 2
Barbara Renard	...	Natacha
Esther Sironneau	...	La vendeuse
Jérémie Steib	...	Le masseur
Yvonne Villemaire	...	La voisine
Christophe Vandevelde	...	Type boîte (as Chrisophe Vandevelde)

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

lesbian | coming of age | female full frontal nudity | friendship between girls | lesbianism | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Céline Sciamma's directorial film debut.

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Goofs

When Marie first gets into the water, invited by Floriane, Marie's hair is already wet.

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Soundtracks

Les allées
by Para One

User Reviews

Viva adolescence! Backing to our forbidden Yesterdays

I saw it at Cinema MK2 Hautefeuille just one night after its first public projection in Paris. A very pretty film about three 15 years old teenagers, all of them just at about the same psychologically stages. Many of the scenes let us to come back to our adolescence age & our first feelings about sexual relations. it is possible to imagine that the director would like to reduce the first strong sensual feelings of the girls to lesbianism, but even in that case she doesn't corrupt the likelihood of the story. You can sometimes find the film a little slow but it is what creates this intimate atmosphere. I fund the young actresses of talent, special mention with Floriane and Marie, very convincing. There are many small details but this film also enabled me to discover what synchronized swimming is: impressing!

Details

Official Sites:

Official MySpace [France] Official site [UK]

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

15 August 2007 (France)

Also Known As:

Water Lilies

Filming Locations:

Cergy, Val-d'Oise, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,418, 6 April 2008

Gross USA:

$85,440

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$628,258

Company Credits

Production Co:

Balthazar Productions, Lilies Films, Canal+

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1