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Water Lilies

Original title: Naissance des pieuvres
  • 20072007
  • 1h 25m
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6.7/10
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Adèle Haenel and Pauline Acquart in Water Lilies (2007)
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
12K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,878
905
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    • Director
      • Céline Sciamma
    • Writer
      • Céline Sciamma
    • Stars
      • Pauline Acquart
      • Louise Blachère
      • Adèle Haenel
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Céline Sciamma
    • Writer
      • Céline Sciamma
    • Stars
      • Pauline Acquart
      • Louise Blachère
      • Adèle Haenel
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 43User reviews
    • 80Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 7 nominations

    Videos1

    Bande-annonce [OV]
    Trailer 1:36
    Bande-annonce [OV]

    Photos34

    Adèle Haenel and Pauline Acquart in Water Lilies (2007)
    Adèle Haenel and Pauline Acquart in Water Lilies (2007)
    Adèle Haenel and Pauline Acquart in Water Lilies (2007)
    Water Lilies (2007)
    Water Lilies (2007)
    Water Lilies (2007)
    Water Lilies (2007)
    Water Lilies (2007)
    Louise Blachère and Pauline Acquart in Water Lilies (2007)
    Louise Blachère in Water Lilies (2007)
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    Pauline Acquart
    Pauline Acquart
    • Marie
    Louise Blachère
    Louise Blachère
    • Anne
    Adèle Haenel
    Adèle Haenel
    • Floriane
    Warren Jacquin
    • François
    Christel Baras
    • L'inspectrice
    Marie Gili-Pierre
    • La caissière
    • (as Marie Gili Pierre)
    Alice de Lencquesaing
    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)
    Céline Sciamma
    Céline Sciamma
    • McDonald's Cashier
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Céline Sciamma
    • Writer
      • Céline Sciamma
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Actress Adèle Haenel came out at the French Academy Awards in 2013 by thanking her girlfriend, filmmaker Celine Sciamma, whom she met while making this movie.
    • Goofs
      When Marie first gets into the water, invited by Floriane, Marie's hair is already wet.
    • Quotes

      Marie: The ceiling is probably the last thing most people see. For at least 90% of people that die. For sure. And when you die, the last thing you see is printed in your eye. Like a photo. Imagine the number of people with ceilings in their eyes.

      Floriane: Ceilings will never seem the same.

    • Connections
      References Donkey Skin (1970)
    • Soundtracks
      Naissance des pieuvres
      by Para One

    User reviews43

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Beautiful cinema about adolescence
    A bit slow (somehow like a Sofia Coppola movie) but still a very captivating film about the discovery of sexuality by three teenage girls. The magic of the movie lies in its capacity to bring back many memories to how it felt like to be their age. The confusion and the insecurities are portrayed in a very simple way but so true to life. The music is perfect and the acting is amazing. The camera works beautifully also. I highly recommend it for those who are not afraid to look back at this particular period of life when we discover our sexual impulses and our desires. I would also say that it is a fine film for young people going through that period. So many movies have been made about adolescence but this really captures the true essence of discovering the adult world of romance and its complexities.
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    • Angedelamort
    • Aug 24, 2007

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 15, 2007 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Official MySpace (France)
      • Official site (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • 愛上壞女孩
    • Filming locations
      • Ville nouvelle, Cergy, Val-d'Oise, France
    • Production companies
      • Balthazar Productions
      • Lilies Films
      • Canal+
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $85,440
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,418
      • Apr 6, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $628,258
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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