Water Lilies (Naissance des pieuvres) 16 years old

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.

Credits

Water Lilies Cast

Name Character
Alice de Lencquesaing She was 16, now 33 years old as Fille vestiaire
Pauline Acquart She was 14, now 31 years old as Marie
Adèle Haenel She was 18, now 35 years old as Floriane
Warren Jacquin as François
Louise Blachère She was 17, now 34 years old as Anne
Christophe Vandevelde as Type boîte
Christel Baras as L'inspectrice

Water Lilies Crew

Name Department
Jérôme Dopffer as Producer. Production
Bénédicte Couvreur as Producer. He was 57 (now 74) years old Production
Jean-Baptiste de Laubier as Original Music Composer. Sound
Crystel Fournier as Director of Photography. Camera
Julien Lacheray as Editor. Editing
Céline Sciamma as Director. She was 28 (now 45) years old Directing
Céline Sciamma as Screenplay. She was 28 (now 45) years old Writing
Marie Lu as Key Makeup Artist. She was 22 (now 39) years old Costume & Make-Up
Water Lilies poster
Water Lilies (16 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, May 17, 2007
  • Runtime: 85 minutes