The painfully spot-on essence of teen angst meets the spirit of Esther Williams in "Water Lilies." First film by gifted scripter-helmer Celine Sciamma nails the aching doubts and offhanded ...

The painfully spot-on essence of teen angst meets the spirit of Esther Williams in "Water Lilies." First film by gifted scripter-helmer Celine Sciamma nails the aching doubts and offhanded ...

Translating quite literally to Birth of Octopuses, Water Lilies is Celine Sciamma’s first feature as a writer and director. The film also marked her first collaboration with DOP Crystel Fournier ...

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.