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Naissance des pieuvres (2007) | Water Lillies (2007) dir. Céline Sciamma cine. Crystel Fournier

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hello i just finished water lilies 2007 so here is my peanemis (peak cinema analysis) <— yes this term was stolen from an instagram reel

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oh my god okay i have some things to say about this movie. i was put on by the sofia edit on youtube only to realize the actual movie is almost entirely different from the vibe of the edit. essentially marie is pining after floriane, but floriane doesn’t see marie the same way she does. not exactly. the perception each girl has of their relationship is different: floriane uses marie, to practice sex, kissing, and as an outlet to talk about her feelings and problems currently happening in her life, and marie wants floriane to want her and her only, but she consistently watches floriane choose francois or other random guys over her and chase them simply because it’s all she knows.

on the other hand, anne, marie’s percieved best friend, is experiencing a similar situation with francois, the same guy floriane is often with or “dating”. she wants him to pay attention to her, specifically after an occurrence of him seeing her naked in the changing rooms. she uses many different tactics in attempt to get his attention, and marie is visibly tired of her chasing after francois so severely (likely because she is in a situation where she is doing the exact same thing and knows that it isn’t helping her either, doesn’t want to deal with someone who is acting so similar to her current self). when anne does get francois’s attention, it is purely sexual, as he comes over to her house only to touch her body and have sex with her, without kissing or even speaking to her during the matter. i presume he left immediately after. anne boasts about this to marie and the story connects once we find out the only reason francois came to anne was because floriane didn’t want to sleep with him.

i have seen very mixed reviews about the end of the film, however i think it just requires a lot of media literacy skill. after marie kisses floriane, likely in attempt to get her to want marie once again, she says “now how difficult was that?” and returns to be with guys at the party. marie realizes that floriane being perceived as a “slag” is for a variety of different reasons, one of which being the fact that she thrives off of male attention despite the fact that she likes females as well (? personally i think she’s lesbian w/ comphet) and her holding such a role in her life is hurting her overall. anne has a similar realization with francois, that he has no interest in wanting to know her or talk to her, and is only giving her attention for his own sexual pleasure. she goes to kiss him, but spits in his mouth instead and leaves him alone in an empty room they were going to hook up in.

marie and anne’s friendship is the main topic of the ending of the movie. they both jump in the pool fully clothed and float together, showing them being content in their situations and their accompaniment with each other — as they are able to understand each other’s problems and had just recently solved their individual problems by breaking things off with people who were harming or using them: marie emotionally, and anne physically.

*** also one detail i do want to highlight is the fact that anne was very descriptive with her relationship and doings with francois, but marie was very secretive with floriane, not only hiding the fact that she was a girl, but being private about all of the things they did together and the excessive time they spent in each other’s company + how and why it hurt. she simply stated that she liked someone to anne, and that is the only thing she mentions to outside people about their relationship throughout the movie. i think this is realistic in the way it captures the fear queer people experience, with having to hide our relationships in fear of how we’ll be perceived by others. this also applies to floriane in being afraid to embrace her feelings for marie in a healthy way, even when they are alone!

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some of my favorite shots of the movie !! aka the ones i was able to screenshot