A fascinating exploration of female friendship, love, manipulation, betrayal and healing.
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07/31/08
Water Lilies (2007)
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Reviews Counted:10
Fresh:9
Rotten:1
Average Rating:6.9/10
Consensus: Water Lilies is a sharply-observed, provocative coming-of-age story that captures the anxieties of the early teen years.
Theatrical Release:Apr 4, 2008 Limited
Synopsis: In this French film, a group of teenage girls reveal that it's not just adults who scheme and plot. WATER LILIES (LA NAISSANCE DES PIEUVRES) is set in the seemingly innocent world of synchronized... [More]
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Top CriticFirst-time writer/director Celine Sciamma focuses exclusively, empathetically and insightfully on her protagonists' coming-of-age experiences.
07/25/08
Top CriticCeline Sciamma's quiet drama has moments of motionless yearning that contrast the intense emotions of its 15-year-old protagonists.
04/04/08
Top CriticThe original French title of this flick translates as Birth of Octopuses, and it's a more accurate description of the complicated relationships in this well-acted coming-of-age story, the impressive debut of filmmaker Céline Sciamma.
04/04/08
Top CriticA hypnotic and wholly convincing look at teen culture from the inside, with all its courage, cruelty and unspoken codes of silence intact.
04/04/08
Top CriticThe flowers that bloom in the French film Water Lilies belong to a familiar cinematic species, the newly sexualized teenage girl.
04/04/08
Top CriticCompleting the convergence of rare young talents is the 27-year-old French director Céline Sciamma.
04/02/08
Top CriticThe drama never merely titillates, instead developing a convincing dynamic among the three.
03/31/08
Top CriticAlthough a little too open-ended to be wholly satisfying, Water Lilies is still an excellent directorial debut.
03/24/08
Top CriticFirst film by gifted scripter-helmer Celine Sciamma nails the aching doubts and offhanded cruelty of 15- and 16-year-old girls.
05/17/07
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