Water Lilies
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65 out of 100

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  • Summary: It's summer, and the girls' winning synchronized swimming team is in full swing at the vast municipal swimming pool and social hub in the Paris suburb of Cergy. It's here that Floriane, a shapely blonde with come-hither looks, is a valued performer and star of the social set. Although Marie isn't on the team, is small for her age, and is flat-chested, she becomes Floriane's confidante and cover for the budding siren's assignations, often at the expense of Marie's best friend, Anne. The aching doubts and offhanded cruelty of 15- and 16-year-old girls is on full display in this rich coming-of-age tale. (Koch Lorber Films)… Expand

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  1. Positive: 9 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    75
    Though the material is familiar, Sciamma has a light touch and avoids many teen-movie cliches.
  2. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    75
    Everything in Water Lilies is more guarded, more complex and far more interesting than it seems.
  3. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Andrew O'Hehir
    70
    Dismissed in some quarters as trash because it depicts a sexual act (of sorts) between two teenage girls, Water Lilies struck me instead as a hypnotic and wholly convincing look at teen culture from the inside, with all its courage, cruelty and unspoken codes of silence intact.
  4. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Richard James Havis
    60
    Although a little too open-ended to be wholly satisfying, Water Lilies is still an excellent directorial debut.

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