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Overview

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Director:
Céline Sciamma
Writer:
Céline Sciamma (writer)
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Release Date:
15 August 2007 (Belgium) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Summer in a new suburb outside Paris. Nothing to do but look at the ceiling. Marie, Anne and Floriane are 15. Their paths cross in the corridors at the local swimming pool, where love and desire make a sudden, dramatic appearance. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
Subtle french film about adolescence more (14 total)

Cast

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Pauline Acquart ... Marie
Louise Blachère ... Anne
Adele Haenel ... Floriane (as Adèle Haenel)
Warren Jacquin ... François
Christel Baras ... L'inspectrice
Marie Gili-Pierre ... La caissière (as Marie Gili Pierre)
Alice de Lencquesaing ... Fille vestiaire
Claire Pierrat ... Fille vestiaire 2
Barbara Renard ... Natacha
Esther Sironneau ... La vendeuse
Jérémie Steib ... Le masseur
Yvonne Villemaire ... La voisine

Christophe Vandevelde ... Type boîte (as Chrisophe Vandevelde)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Les pieuvres (France) (working title)
Water Lilies (International: English title)
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Runtime:
France:85 min
Country:
France
Language:
French
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Cergy, Val-d'Oise, France

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Subtle french film about adolescence, 11 March 2009
8/10
Author: jpblondeau from Canada

Not everything is said in this excellent first feature from Céline Sciamma. The friendship, the "wanting to fit in", the first sexual feelings... All this and much more is sublimated through the underwater synchro swimming scenes.

All three girls in the movie try to find and express their personality in a very different way. It is a much less violent approach to the understanding of the teenage years compared to, say, "Thirteen", but a very worthwhile trip nonetheless.

A must see, and please leave all American cinematographic preconceptions at he door. The soundtrack is A+ by the way.

Bon cinéma !

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