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Water Lilies (2007)

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Reviews Counted:26

Fresh:25

Rotten:1

Average Rating:8.1/10

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

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 86 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

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... 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 swimming, where Floriane (Adele Haenel) seduces everyone around her, including late bloomer Marie (Pauline Acquart). Writer-director Celine Sciamma makes her debut with this compelling drama that played at Cannes. [More]

Starring: Adele Haenel, Pauline Acquart, Louise Blanchere

Starring: Adele Haenel, Pauline Acquart, Louise Blanchere

Director: Celine Sciamma

Director: Celine Sciamma
Screenwriter: Celine Sciamma
Producer: Jerome Dopffer, Benedicte Couvreur
Composer: Para One
Studio: Koch Lorber Films

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  • During a summer in Paris, a love triangle develops between three girls in this provocative and perceptive portrait of teen angst and nascent sexuality. The awkward Anne, the bad girl Floriane and the gawky Marie play an intense game of emotional chess as they wrestle with love, friendship and their desire for one another.
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