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Water Lilies (2007)

Genre : Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 25M

Director : Céline Sciamma
Writer : Céline Sciamma

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.

Actors

Pauline Acquart
Pauline Acquart
Marie
Adèle Haenel
Adèle Haenel
Floriane
Louise Blachère
Louise Blachère
Anne
Warren Jacquin
Warren Jacquin
François
Christel Baras
Christel Baras
Inspector
Marie Gili-Pierre
Marie Gili-Pierre
Cashier
Alice de Lencquesaing
Alice de Lencquesaing
Locker Room Girl
Claire Pierrat
Claire Pierrat
Locker Room Girl
Barbara Renard
Barbara Renard
Natacha
Esther Sironneau
Esther Sironneau
Saleswoman
Jérémie Steib
Jérémie Steib
Masseur
Yvonne Villemaire
Yvonne Villemaire
Neighbor
Christophe Vandevelde
Christophe Vandevelde
Box Type Man
Céline Sciamma
Céline Sciamma
McDonalds Attendant

Crews

Céline Sciamma
Céline Sciamma
Director
Céline Sciamma
Céline Sciamma
Screenplay
Jérôme Dopffer
Jérôme Dopffer
Producer
Bénédicte Couvreur
Bénédicte Couvreur
Producer
Jean-Baptiste de Laubier
Jean-Baptiste de Laubier
Original Music Composer
Crystel Fournier
Crystel Fournier
Director of Photography
Julien Lacheray
Julien Lacheray
Editor
Christel Baras
Christel Baras
Casting
Laure Cochener
Laure Cochener
Casting
Gwendal Bescond
Gwendal Bescond
Production Design
Pascal Le Guellec
Pascal Le Guellec
Art Direction
Géraldine Laferte
Géraldine Laferte
Set Decoration
Marine Chauveau
Marine Chauveau
Costume Design
Marie Luiset
Marie Luiset
Key Makeup Artist
Xavier Bonnet
Xavier Bonnet
Assistant Unit Manager
Bénédicte Couvreur
Bénédicte Couvreur
Production Manager
Maud Quiffet
Maud Quiffet
Unit Manager
Bachir Sareh
Bachir Sareh
Assistant Unit Manager
Delphine Daull
Delphine Daull
First Assistant Director
Yann Kaïm
Yann Kaïm
Assistant Director Trainee
Jérémie Steib
Jérémie Steib
Second Assistant Director
Pascal Le Guellec
Pascal Le Guellec
Assistant Production Design
Marguerite Ots
Marguerite Ots
Painter
Olivia Talan
Olivia Talan
Property Master
Pierre André
Pierre André
Sound Editor
Pierre André
Pierre André
Sound Mixer
Franck Duval
Franck Duval
Boom Operator
Stéphane Le Dall
Stéphane Le Dall
Boom Operator
Daniel Sobrino
Daniel Sobrino
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Eric Delmotte
Eric Delmotte
Title Designer
Jacques Ballard
Jacques Ballard
Underwater Camera
Jean-Philippe Baltel
Jean-Philippe Baltel
Still Photographer
François Chevreau
François Chevreau
First Assistant Camera
Jonas Kail
Jonas Kail
Grip
Jérémie Leloup
Jérémie Leloup
Key Grip
Richard Mercier
Richard Mercier
Additional Camera
Cyril Mousseigne
Cyril Mousseigne
Best Boy Electric
Muriel Olivier
Muriel Olivier
Gaffer
Stéphane Raymond
Stéphane Raymond
Second Assistant Camera
Julien Saffroy
Julien Saffroy
Additional Grip
Philippe Vene
Philippe Vene
Underwater Camera
Thomas Bidart
Thomas Bidart
Extras Casting
Christophe Bousquet
Christophe Bousquet
Color Timer
Jean-Christophe Bouzy
Jean-Christophe Bouzy
Assistant Editor
Roselyne Bellec
Roselyne Bellec
Script Supervisor
Ludivine Doazan
Ludivine Doazan
Additional Script Supervisor
Christophe Régin
Christophe Régin
Production Secretary
Philippe Carcassonne
Philippe Carcassonne
Thanks
Danièle D'Antoni
Danièle D'Antoni
Thanks
Elisabeth Depardieu
Elisabeth Depardieu
Thanks

Trailers and other movies

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