Water Lilies
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Water Lilies

6.5 / 10 2007 1h 25mNR French
DramaRomance

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Pauline Acquart

Pauline Acquart

Marie

Lead
Louise Blachère

Louise Blachère

Anne

Adèle Haenel

Adèle Haenel

Floriane

Warren Jacquin

Warren Jacquin

François

Christel Baras

Christel Baras

L'inspectrice

Marie Gili-Pierre

Marie Gili-Pierre

La caissière

Alice de Lencquesaing

Alice de Lencquesaing

Fille vestiaire

CP

Claire Pierrat

Fille vestiaire 2

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Céline Sciamma's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Water Lilies is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker