‘Water Lilies’ and the Journey of Identity
A gentle coming of age story, Water Lilies takes its time in exploring what it’s like to be a young girl trying to make sense of her sexuality in a heteronormative world.
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Alex has a deeply troubled mind. He also has a seriously dysfunctional - not to say incestuous - family. Why then, has he returned from his merchant seaman job to the rocky coasts of his home? Perhaps he couldn't cut manage to march in his father's footsteps in that job. His mother doesn't seem to mind, and lets him stay at her bed and breakfast hotel. His sister still seems to have the hots for him, just as she does for his (and her) old boyfriend Jean-Louis, who has just shown up. Even his mother seems to find him sexy. All these people appear eager to get their hands on his body, but he's too wrapped up in what's going on inside his head to notice.
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Alex has a deeply troubled mind. He also has a seriously dysfunctional - not to say incestuous - family. Why then, has he returned from his merchant seaman job to the rocky coasts of his home? Perhaps he couldn't cut manage to march in his father's footsteps in that job. His mother doesn't seem to mind, and lets him stay at her bed and breakfast hotel. His sister still seems to have the hots for him, just as she does for his (and her) old boyfriend Jean-Louis, who has just shown up. Even his mother seems to find him sexy. All these people appear eager to get their hands on his body, but he's too wrapped up in what's going on inside his head to notice.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Michel Langlois, Marcel Beaulieu
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Runtime:112 minutes
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Cast
Michel Langlois
Director
Roy Dupuis
Alex O'Neil
Élise Guilbault
Alfa O'Neil
Andrée Lachapelle
Jeanne O'Neil
Gilbert Sicotte
Jean-Louis McKenzie
Luc Picard
Wilfrid Bourgault
Macha Limonchik
Barbara Kruger
Gabriel Gascon
Monsieur Simon
Michèle Deslauriers
Madame Huot
Caroline Dhavernas
Valerie Huot
André Brassard
Jos
Roger Léger
Huissiers
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