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Water Lilies

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81% Tomatometer 48 Reviews 68% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
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.
Water Lilies

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Critics Consensus

Water Lilies is a sharply-observed, provocative coming-of-age story that captures the anxieties of the early teen years.

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Drew Gregory Autostraddle 02/26/2021
The greatest strength of Sciamma's film is that Sciamma herself is the point of view - not Marie. Go to Full Review Alyx Vesey Bitch Media 01/11/2021
The film lacks much insight into the characters' subjectivities.... [But] I think the relationships developed and intimacies shared in [Water Lilies is] moving and deeply felt. Go to Full Review Deborah Ross The Spectator 08/23/2018
This is a brave film, and admirable for that. It's brave because it's sparse and stripped to the bone; because it's about teenage girls but it doesn't hide behind cell phones and make-up and fashion and annoying parents who just don't understand. Go to Full Review Chase Burns The Stranger (Seattle, WA) 12/09/2021
Even with this debut, it's clear Sciamma is a force. Go to Full Review Mattie Lucas From the Front Row 07/06/2019
3.5/4
Display(s) a potent insight into teenage sexuality, unspoken desires, and unrequited love. Go to Full Review Kaleem Aftab The List 11/04/2018
3/5
This is all too predictable, though there is sufficient evidence here that Sciamma is a talent to watch out for in the future. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Céline Sciamma

Director

Pauline Acquart

Marie

Louise Blachère

Anne

Adèle Haenel

Floriane

Warren Jacquin

François

Barbara Renard

Natacha
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Synopsis 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.
Director
Céline Sciamma
Producer
Jérôme Dopffer, Bénédicte Couvreur
Screenwriter
Céline Sciamma
Production Co
Lilies Films, Les Productions Balthazar
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (DVD)
Sep 16, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$77.3K
Runtime
1h 40m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)