I was a lot younger - when I wrote Water Lilies. I was like 26. It felt so natural to write about adolescence. — Celine Sciamma Copy Share Image
I wanted the ending of 'Water Lilies' to be open, so that everyone can have their point of view about what will… — Celine Sciamma Copy Share Image
I wrote the screenplay for 'Water Lilies' while I was studying screenwriting at La Femis film school in Paris, and the director… — Celine Sciamma Copy Share Image
To me synchronised swimming is a metaphor for the job of being a girl. They have to fake their smiles, they're made… — Celine Sciamma Copy Share Image
I filmed 'Water Lilies' in Cergy-Pointoise, a middle-class suburb about 20 km outside Paris. It's where I grew up and where Eric… — Celine Sciamma Copy Share Image
Really, with 'Water Lilies', the project was to end the movie where other movies would begin. — Celine Sciamma Copy Share Image
Shooting with kids you only have three hours on set per day, so you have to know what you want. You have maybe four… — Celine Sciamma Copy Share Image
I identify myself with the male gaze, I grew up with the male gaze, I've been excited by the male gaze. I'm a product… — Celine Sciamma Copy Share Image
Ninety per cent of what we look at is the male gaze. They don't see themselves anymore. — Celine Sciamma Copy Share Image
I think my movies are very much about the female gaze... But it's not going to happen magically if you're a woman. It's still… — Celine Sciamma Copy Share Image
I was kind of a tomboy when I was the age of the character. I could be mistaken for a boy - sometimes I… — Celine Sciamma Copy Share Image
I like the sensitive look of traditional French films and the fact that the children are often portrayed as rebels, but I also like… — Celine Sciamma Copy Share Image
We all have to deconstruct the looks in ourselves. It's easier if you see different cultures and different imagery than just the pure straight… — Celine Sciamma Copy Share Image
The dream of the theater for for me is that it's a room full of adults and kids. I want kids and grownups to… — Celine Sciamma Copy Share Image
As a screenwriter, you're always being told: a good scene is one where somebody wants something, the other one doesn't want to give it. — Celine Sciamma Copy Share Image
But what I think I like about coming-of-age stories is that there's everything in them. It's a genre that kind of contains everything: you… — Celine Sciamma Copy Share Image
Of course, every movie is political, some people just deny it because they like the world the way it is. — Celine Sciamma Copy Share Image
