Set during a sultry summer in a French suburb, Marie is desperate to join the local pool's synchronized swimming team, but is her interest solely for the sake of sport or for a chance to get close to Floriane, the bad girl of the team? 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.
Directed by Céline Sciamma
paris, france
forbidden love
female friendship
loss of virginity
swimming pool
coming of age
locker room
teenage girl
underwater
masturbation
shoplifting
teenage sexuality
first love
lgbt
woman director
synchronized swimming
lesbian
first time filmmaker
Rank
#82 in 2007·#3799 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
Cast
Pauline Acquart
Marie
Louise Blachère
Anne
Adèle Haenel
Floriane
Warren Jacquin
François
Christel Baras
L'inspectrice
Marie Gili-Pierre
La caissière
Alice de Lencquesaing
Fille vestiaire
Esther Sironneau
La vendeuse
Christophe Vandevelde
Type boîte
Céline Sciamma
Caissier de McDonald's (uncredited)
Crew
Céline Sciamma
Director
Céline Sciamma
Screenplay
Para One
Original Music Composer
Daniel Sobrino
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Christel Baras
Casting
Philippe Carcassonne
Thanks
Pascal Le Guellec
Art Direction
Elisabeth Depardieu
Thanks
Jacques Ballard
Underwater Camera
Laure Cochener
Casting
Pascal Le Guellec
Assistant Production Design
Popular Reviews
884 reviews
carter canfield
7.0★ · 06/01/24
Céline Scimmia has mastered the art of sad gay longing
Céline Scimmia has mastered the art of sad gay longing
2
eliot
7.0★ · 05/05/26
every lesbians canon event💔 (adele haenele tho)
every lesbians canon event💔 (adele haenele tho)
1
Briana Abad
6.0★ · 02/19/26
alexa, play sofia by clairo
alexa, play sofia by clairo
1
Jule
7.0★ · 08/26/23
Cergy-Pontoise rpz. C'est super parce que j'ai été super étonnée par le film, je m'attendais pas à ce qu'il soit aussi lourd et que j'ai autant envie de crever
Cergy-Pontoise rpz. C'est super parce que j'ai été super étonnée par le film, je m'attendais pas à ce qu'il soit aussi lourd et que j'ai autant envie de crever
ohmygdo I too, would let my feelings get played by a mean blonde girl.. I was gon leave it at a 3.5 because of that ending but I just couldn’t get out of my head that one sofia by clairo video on youtube💔
it’s not the best, but it’s far from the worse. I think i pretty much just fell in love with this film, me and marie are on the same wavelength i fear. though I do want to believe floriane did love her just as much, but she just couldn’t come to terms with herself with what she truly wanted. or maybe she did knew, but she was just afraid of it. afraid that marie would no longer be just a playtoy to her.
so yeah maybe that ending was for the best. but I need a sequel with them happy tgt in the future. oh wait, that already exists. (portrait of a lady on fire)
ohmygdo I too, would let my feelings get played by a mean blonde girl.. I was gon leave it at a 3.5 because of that ending but I just couldn’t get out of my head that one sofia by clairo video on youtube💔
it’s not the best, but it’s far from the worse. I think i pretty much just fell in love with this film, me and marie are on the same wavelength i fear. though I do want to believe floriane did love her just as much, but she just couldn’t come to terms with herself with what she truly wanted. or maybe she did knew, but she was just afraid of it. afraid that marie would no longer be just a playtoy to her.
so yeah maybe that ending was for the best. but I need a sequel with them happy tgt in the future. oh wait, that already exists. (portrait of a lady on fire)
