Water Lilies


1h 25m 2007

Brief Synopsis

Marie is a lanky Parisian teenager content to hang out with Anne, an awkward chubbette, until blonde dazzler Floriane captures Marie's interest and lures her into a murkier pool of desire and disenchantment. Their paths cross in the corridors at the local swimming pool where all three use synchroniz

Film Details

Also Known As
Les Pieuvres, Lírios D'Água, Naissance Des Pieuvres, Naissance des pieuvres - Waterlilies, Vannliljer
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Teens
Release Date
2007
Production Company
Abc Distribution; Arte; Centre National Du Cinema; Ercidan Films; La Region Ile De France; Playtime; SOFICA Cofinova; StudioCanal
Distribution Company
Koch Lorber Films, LLC; Cinemien; Fidalgo; Haut Et Court; Pandora Film Produktion; Pro-Fun Media
Location
Cergy, Val-d'Oise, France

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 25m

Synopsis

Marie is a lanky Parisian teenager content to hang out with Anne, an awkward chubbette, until blonde dazzler Floriane captures Marie's interest and lures her into a murkier pool of desire and disenchantment. Their paths cross in the corridors at the local swimming pool where all three use synchronized swimming as an outlet for their budding adolescence.

Film Details

Also Known As
Les Pieuvres, Lírios D'Água, Naissance Des Pieuvres, Naissance des pieuvres - Waterlilies, Vannliljer
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Teens
Release Date
2007
Production Company
Abc Distribution; Arte; Centre National Du Cinema; Ercidan Films; La Region Ile De France; Playtime; SOFICA Cofinova; StudioCanal
Distribution Company
Koch Lorber Films, LLC; Cinemien; Fidalgo; Haut Et Court; Pandora Film Produktion; Pro-Fun Media
Location
Cergy, Val-d'Oise, France

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 25m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 2008

Released in United States May 16, 2008

Released in United States May 2007

Released in United States on Video September 2, 2008

Released in United States September 2007

Released in United States Spring April 4, 2008

Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Un Certain Regard) May 16-27, 2007.

Shown at New Directors/New Films Series at the Film Society of Lincoln Center March 26-April 6, 2008.

Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Sturm und Drang) January 23-February 3, 2008.

Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (New Directors) April 24-May 8, 2008.

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Vanguard) September 6-15, 2007.

Feature directorial debut for Celine Sciamma.

Released in United States 2008 (Shown at New Directors/New Films Series at the Film Society of Lincoln Center March 26-April 6, 2008.)

Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Sturm und Drang) January 23-February 3, 2008.)

Released in United States 2008 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (New Directors) April 24-May 8, 2008.)

Released in United States Spring April 4, 2008

Released in United States May 2007 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Un Certain Regard) May 16-27, 2007.)

Released in United States May 16, 2008 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States September 2007 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Vanguard) September 6-15, 2007.)

Released in United States on Video September 2, 2008