Set in the competitive world of synchronised swimming, WATER LILIES is a brilliantly observed portrait of female adolescence. The film centres around three 15-year-old-girls who experience first love in very different ways. WATER LILIES is the directorial debut of
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t of twenty-seven year-old Céline Sciamma and stars newcomers Pauline Acquart, Louise Blachère, Adèle Haenel and Warren Jacquin. Premiering at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival in Un Certain Regard, Sciamma and her young cast were widely hailed as among the most talented newcomers to emerge from the festival.
Cast
Marie Pauline Acquart
Anne Louise Blachère
Floriane Adèle Haenel
François Warren Jacquin
Céline Sciamma Biography
Céline Sciamma is 28. She grew up in the suburbs. After a masters degree in French literature, she was admitted to La Femis where she took screenwriting courses. She shares her work between collaborations with directors and writing features and television projects. Water Lilies is her first feature film.
Winner of the Junior Best Screenplay Award 2006 organized by Barbara and Philippe Maynial with the support of France 3.
Para One, aka Jean Baptiste de Laubier was born in Orleans in 1979. He is a French Electro/Hip Hop/Pop composer and producer. In 2001, he released the EP Blue Rain. In 2002, he joined the Atelier, completed the album Buffet des Anciens élèves and released the EP Beat Down. Para One collaborated with TTC on the album Batards Sensibles where he produced the already cult Dans le Club, as well as their last album 3615 TTC. In 2006, he released his first solo album Epiphanie on the Institubes label and remixed Daft Punk. Having graduated from La fémis directing department, he is writing his first feature.
Crystel Fournier is Director of Photography. She graduated from La fémis in 1998. She has shot over 10 features including Dreams of Dust (premiered in 2006 at Sundance) by Laurent Salgues, The Man who wanted a Child (2006) and Carnage (2001) by Delphine Gleize (2001), Burnt out (winner in 2005 at San Sebastian) by Fabienne Godet, Orlando Vargas (2005) by Juan Pittaluga, Why (Not) Brazil? (2004) by Laetitia Masson and Clement (2001) by Emmanuelle Bercot.
Crew
Written and Directed by Céline Sciamma
Music Para One
Casting Christel Baras - Laure Cochener
Director of Photography Crystel Fournier
Sound Pierre André
Editing Julien Lacheray
Mixing Daniel Sobrino
First Assistant Director Delphine Daull
Script Roselyne Bellec
Coach Véronique Ruggia
Production Design Gwendal Bescond
Line Producer Maud Quiffet
Costumes Marine Chauveau
Make-up Marie Luiset
Producers Bénédicte Couvreur - Jérôme Dopffer
A Les Productions Balthazar presentation, in association with the Centre National de la Cinématographie, with the participation of Canal +, with the support of Région Ile de France, with the participation of Arte/Cofinova3.
Also Known As (AKA)
Ninféias / Brazil (festival title)
Pieuvres, Les / France (working title)
Water Lilies / International (English title)
Nilüferler / Turkey
Plot Keyword: Synchronized Swimming, Female Full Frontal Nudity, Medal, Female Frontal Nudity, Sex, Friendship, Female Nudity, Swimming Underwater, Pretty Girl, Teenage Sexuality, Necklace, Teenager, Lesbianism, Shower Scene, Loss Of Virginity, Bus, Defloration, Teen, Nudity, Coming Of Age, Dog, Swimming Pool, Fat Girl, Kissing, Lesbian Kiss, Lesbian.
Author: ciwciwdotcom
Keywords: Lesbianism Shower Scene Loss Of Virginity Bus Defloration Teen Nudity Coming Age Dog Swimming Pool Fat Girl Kissing
Added: May 13, 2008
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