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Water Lilies (2007)

Original title: Naissance des pieuvres

2007-05-17 · 1h 25m · FR
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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.

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Céline SciammaDirector

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Pauline AcquartPauline AcquartMarieAdèle HaenelAdèle HaenelFlorianeLouise BlachèreLouise BlachèreAnneWarren JacquinWarren JacquinFrançoisChristel BarasChristel BarasInspectorMarie Gili-PierreMarie Gili-PierreLa caissièreAlice de LencquesaingAlice de LencquesaingLocker Room GirlClaire PierratClaire PierratFille vestiaire 2Barbara RenardBarbara RenardNatachaEsther SironneauEsther SironneauLa vendeuseJérémie SteibJérémie SteibLe masseurYvonne VillemaireYvonne VillemaireLa voisine

Keywords

Woman directorComing of ageTeenagerLgbtUnderwaterForbidden loveParis, franceTeenage girlMasturbationTeenage sexualityFemale friendshipLoss of virginityShopliftingSynchronized swimming

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Genre affinityDrama · RomanceTheme affinityWoman Director · Coming Of Age · TeenagerMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityDramaPacingShortEmotional intensityRomance · Loss Of Virginity

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What is Water Lilies about?

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.

How long is Water Lilies?

Water Lilies has a runtime of 85 minutes.

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