Water Lilies (2007) Naissance des pieuvres
Water Lilies (2007)
DVDRip | MKV | 718x552 | x264 @ 1876 Kbps | 80 min | 1,16 Gb
Audio: French AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: English (srt)
Genre: Drama, Romance
DVDRip | MKV | 718x552 | x264 @ 1876 Kbps | 80 min | 1,16 Gb
Audio: French AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: English (srt)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director: Céline Sciamma
Writer: Céline Sciamma
Stars: Pauline Acquart, Louise Blachère, Adèle Haenel
Three girls, each about 15, deal with puberty, the onset of sexual attraction, and, for two, the pressure of virginity. Marie, who's slight and diffident, quiet and nearly expressionless, is friends with Anne, who's a bit chunky and impulsive and has decided that François will be her first love. Watching synchronized swimming, Marie is suddenly attracted to the team captain, Floriane, beautiful, aloof, tall, and rumored to be a slut. François pursues her. Marie begins to hang around her; they trade favors, and soon it's an odd sort of friendship. Each of the three experiences her own first, and Marie must sort out attraction and friendship.
IMDB - 4 wins
A bit slow (somehow like a Sofia Coppola movie) but still a very captivating film about the discovery of sexuality by three teenage girls. The magic of the movie lies in its capacity to bring back many memories to how it felt like to be their age. The confusion and the insecurities are portrayed in a very simple way but so true to life. The music is perfect and the acting is amazing. The camera works beautifully also. I highly recommend it for those who are not afraid to look back at this particular period of life when we discover our sexual impulses and our desires. I would also say that it is a fine film for young people going through that period. So many movies have been made about adolescence but this really captures the true essence of discovering the adult world of romance and its complexities.
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Water Lilies (2007) Naissance des pieuvres
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