Water Lilies (2007)
Naissance des pieuvres
85 min
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.
- Release date
- May 17, 2007
- Country of origin
- France
Where to watch
Subscription
Criterion Channel
Trailer
Cast
- Pauline Acquart as Marie
- Louise Blachère as Anne
- Adèle Haenel as Floriane
- Warren Jacquin as François
- Christel Baras as L'inspectrice
- Marie Gili-Pierre as La caissière
- Alice de Lencquesaing as Fille vestiaire
- Claire Pierrat as Fille vestiaire 2
- Barbara Renard as Natacha
- Esther Sironneau as La vendeuse
- Christophe Vandevelde as Type boîte
- Céline Sciamma as Caissier de McDonald's (uncredited)
Crew
- Céline Sciamma · Director
- Céline Sciamma · Writer
- Bénédicte Couvreur · Producer
- Jérôme Dopffer · Producer
- Jean-Baptiste de Laubier · Composer
- Crystel Fournier · Cinematographer
- Julien Lacheray · Editor
- Christel Baras · Casting director
- Laure Cochener · Casting director
- Gwendal Bescond · Production designer