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Water Lilies Film

Water Lilies opens this week in London at the Curzon Soho, Brixton Ritzy, Cineworld Fulham, Odeon Swiss Cottage; the Duke of York’s in Brighton; and the Cameo in Edinburgh. I’ve already posted the trailer and a few clips, now I’ve got the first 6 minutes of the film (press play to watch).

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It’s been getting excellent reviews and is in Time Out’s Critics’ Choice this week:

Sciamma is adept at turning complicated ideas about burgeoning teenage sexuality into a quiet film that indulges in lingering shots, studies of bodies, and a wistful synthy score without ever being indulgent…. It’s a refreshing, probing film from a new director who shows herself to be in absolute command of unique material.
TIME OUT ****

Celine Sciamma’s debut is an insight into the awkwardness of adolescence and the agony of first love….Its depiction of 15 year-olds as nascent adults without patronising or demonising them is refreshing- something European cinema consistently does better than Hollywood.
EMPIRE ****

My Summer Of Love with synchronized swimming, this extraordinary French drama about burgeoning sexuality is as funny, quirky and frankly uncomfortable as suffering your first crush…Quite a remarkable film.
EVE ****

Water Lilies quickly blossoms into a touching valentine to that awkward period when every unrequited fancy is like a knife through the heart, and conformity raps the knuckles of self-expression and individuality.
ATTITUDE ****

At first glance, Water Lilies looks like other Euro dramas about bored teens living in quiet French suburbs, but, as a string of awards attest, there’s much more going on below the surface… Sumptuously shot, many scenes take place at the public pool where Esther Williams-style water ballet numbers reveal furiously paddling feet below the surface. A perfect metaphor for the teens themselves.
DIVA ****

Set against the hitherto underused dramatic backdrop of synchronised swimming, this beguiling film quickly develops into a powerful coming of age tale.
FILM REVIEW ****

More on the film at the Water Lilies site.

6 Comments, Comment or Ping

  1. That’s handy. I’ve been too busy to come up with a proper new post anyway. Plugged!

  2. Pimped on Mental Kipple - and will be referenced from RAOR tomorrow.

    (And ticket bought for Monday after Suw’s Creative business thing)

  3. giagia

    Oh, you two are lovely. *^_^*

  4. I’ve stuck it up on Dollymix - perfect Ladybrains fodder.

  5. giagia

    Yay! Thanks Katie!

  6. I really want to see this film! Argh, it’s going to be forever until I get a chance to.

    Also, Happy Ides of March!

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Gia Milinovich is an American ex-pat, a science groupie and professional dork.

Gia recently worked on The X Files: I Want To Believe. Previously, she wrote the Sunshine production blog, was involved in the Indy4/Seesmic online junket and originated the 28 Weeks Later QR Code DVD release.

Gia's a TV presenter, enjoys taking photos, is helping out with the CERN Podcast, is married to physicist Professor Brian Cox and thinks writing about herself in the third person is "cool".


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