A first-class coming-of-age story set in the world of synchronised swimming. Premiering at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, the director Celine Sciamma and her young cast were widely hailed as among the most talented newcomers to emerge from the festival.

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The film centers around three 15-year-old-girls who experience first love in very different ways. Water Lilies is the directorial debut of twenty-seven year-old Céline Sciamma and stars newcomers Pauline Acquart, Louise Blachère, Adèle Haenel and Warren Jacquin.

"Beautifully played...Sciamma's debut is a delightful insight into the exquisite agony of first love." Empire

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.

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