Girls Can't Swim (2000) [N/A]
Featuring:
Isild Le Besco, Karen Alyx, Pascale Bussières
Written by:
Anne-Sophie Birot
Christophe Honoré
Directed by:
Anne-Sophie Birot
Release Date:
October 18, 2000
Original Title:
Les filles ne savent pas nager
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
CNC
Conseil Régional de Bretagne
PROCIREP
Sépia Productions
YMC Productions
Production Countries:
France
Ratings / Certifications:
FR: U
Runtime: 102
Gwen is a teenager living in a small coastal town. Lise is her best friend, a city girl who comes every year with her family to spend the summer. This year things are different though; at first Lise might not come at all, and when she does it is obvious that Gwen grew up faster than she did.
Even though they grew up in opposite parts of France, Gwen and Lise are best friends and spend every summer vacation together on the Brittany coast where Gwen lives and Lise's family has a summer home. But this summer is different because Lise's family isn't going on vacation for reasons that she won't explain to Gwen. Sick of her parents bickering about money and missing her bosom buddy, Gwen finds a boyfriend and mingles with some horny out-of-townees. Now fifteen, she's discovered that summer can be fun even if Lise isn't there. Then suddenly, Lise shows up at Gwen's house uninvited to stay for a couple of weeks. The following days are filled with unexpected surprises, causing the girls to reevaluate the importance of their friendship and the nature of their teenage anxieties.
