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04/03/08
Water Lilies (2007)
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Reviews Counted:40
Fresh:32
Rotten:8
Average Rating:6.7/10
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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Reviews for Water Lilies
Céline Sciamma’s feature debut about erupting desire among a trio of 15-year-old girls during a languorous summer in a Paris suburb shows several strokes of intelligence but is ultimately drowned by its anhedonic view.
04/03/08
Completing the convergence of rare young talents is the 27-year-old French director Céline Sciamma.
04/02/08
The drama never merely titillates, instead developing a convincing dynamic among the three.
03/31/08
Marie can stare longingly at Floriane only so many times before my more than ample patience for watching pretty, tormented girls becomes altogether spent.
03/31/08
Although a little too open-ended to be wholly satisfying, Water Lilies is still an excellent directorial debut.
03/24/08
Explores the rawness of one teenage girl's feelings as she rides the roller-coaster ride of ups and downs in a mysterious and enthralling relationship.
03/22/08
Girls just wanna have fun but the trio of adolescents in 'Water Lilies' have anxieties that act against that natural desire.
03/19/08
A quiet revelation.
03/14/08
With terrific poise and the crispest, cleanest cinematography imaginable, the 27-year-old French director Céline Sciamma has given us a very provocative and stylish drama set in the world of teenage girls' synchronised swimming.
03/14/08
Well observed and painfully accurate in its depiction of the agonies of growing up, this is a small triumph.
03/14/08
A universe away from everyday American teen movies, this engaging and empathetic portrait of teenage life is packed full of stylish moments.
03/14/08
Unfolding with a slow, steady certainty, this touching tale dives headfirst into the deep end of hormonal angst.
03/14/08
Some scenes could’ve been gratuitous were it not for the film’s cold restraint, but the slow pace bottles a sense of that age when time seems to stretch endlessly.
03/14/08
Languid, sorrowful and strange, French filmmaker Céline Sciamma’s debut as a feature writer-director is a sensitive and daring portrait of female adolescence that’s curious about all longings, sexual confusions and grey areas of desire.
03/14/08
Short, sweet and modest, like Floriane's aquatic sport Water Lilies is pretty and dainty to the eye, but there is a raging torrent of activity beneath the surface.
03/14/08
Water Lilies sees female adolescence as an uncomfortable, embarrassing phase full of painful self-consciousness and frustrated desire.
03/13/08
Lacking in warmth but a promising example of young French talent in front of and behind the camera.
03/12/08
Suggests less the shallow waters of boxoffice safety than a teenage Catherine Breillat film. With all elements tightly drawn together under her supervision, Schiama announces herself as a major new talent to watch.
06/08/07
First 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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