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Water Lilies
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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Checked Sep 2, 2026
Water Lilies is available to stream on The Criterion Channel in United States. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
Synopsis
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.
More about Water Lilies
Cast
Pauline AcquartMarie
Louise BlachèreAnne
Adèle HaenelFloriane
Warren JacquinFrançois
Christel BarasL'inspectrice
Marie Gili-PierreLa caissière
Alice de LencquesaingFille vestiaireCredits
- Directed by
- Céline Sciamma
- Written by
- Céline Sciamma
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Original title
- Naissance des pieuvres
Production
- Balthazar Productions
Lilies FilmsFrance
Themes
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