Water Lilies
aka Naissance des pieuvres First screened in August 2014
Director: Céline Sciamma. Cast: Pauline Acquart, Adèle Haenel, Louise Blachère, Warren Jacquin, Christel Baras, Marie Gili-Pierre, Alice de Lencquesaing. Screenplay: Céline Sciamma. Twitter Capsule:
Tentative, especially compared to Sciamma's later Tomboy. But bless her commitment to young girls' complicated lives.
VOR:③
Beyond taking young women's coming of age and coming into sexuality so seriously, Sciamma avoids some obvious story directions. Worthy placeholder for better filsm to come.
