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Movie
German title The weight of the water
Original title The Weight of Water
Country of production USA ,
France ,
Canada
original language English
Publishing year 2000
length 87 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Kathryn Bigelow
script Alice Arlen ,
Christopher Kyle
production A. Kitman Ho ,
Sigurjon Sighvatsson ,
Janet Yang
music David Hirschfelder
camera Adrian Biddle
cut Howard E. Smith
occupation

The weight of water ( The Weight of Water ) is a US-American - French - Canadian thriller from the year 2000 . Directed by Kathryn Bigelow , the script was written by Alice Arlen and Christopher Kyle based on a novel by Anita Shreve .

action

Press photographer Jean Janes researches a murder committed in 1873. She is accompanied by her husband Thomas, his brother Rich and Rich's girlfriend Adaline Gunne. In 1873, two Norwegian women were killed with an ax on an island in New England . The third woman, Maren Hontvedt, survived the attack.

Janes discovers documents that provide clues to the perpetrator's identity. The accused by Maren Hontvedt Louis Wagner was convicted for the act. Jean increasingly identifies with one of the victims. Meanwhile, her marriage to Thomas, whom she suspects of infidelity, is in crisis. Violence occurs during a storm at the end of the film.

Reviews

Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times on November 1, 2002 that the film tells two stories about jealousy that are not given the impression that they belong together or work together. The outbreak of violence at the end of the film is dramatically unnecessary. The story set in the 19th century would appear stronger if the characters were shown more precisely.

Stephen Holden wrote in the New York Times on November 1, 2002 that there is so much to admire in the film that after the film collapses at the end, the viewer is faced with the frustrating task of piecing the splinters together. The story does not arouse much sympathy. One of the film's strengths is the image of life in New Hampshire in the 1870s. The film is the second film about sex and romantic love released in the year, alongside Obsessive , that compares contemporary lovers with those from the 19th century. He has " finesse " and " intensity " that the other film would lack.

The editors of www.kino.de wrote that the film adaptation remained “ slavishly true ” to the novel . Despite the complexity of the plot, the director succeeds in " mastering the seemingly unfilmable novel ". She clearly separates the time levels: " While the present is outlined with relaxed, seductive snapshots like snapshots, she finds strict, well-composed images for the past ". The performances of the actors are " outstanding " and " finely modulated ". The film is a " flowing psychogram of two women, oscillating between the time levels, who are driven to the extreme "; “ emotionally cold ”, but “ captivating and convincing ”.

Awards

Kathryn Bigelow was nominated for the Golden Shell of the Festival Internacional de Cine de Donostia-San Sebastián in 2000. She won the Film and Literature Award of the Film by the Sea International Film Festival in 2001 .

backgrounds

The film was shot in Halifax ( Nova Scotia ) and at Fox Baja Studios ( Playas de Rosarito ) in Mexico . Its production amounted to an estimated 16 million US dollars . The film had its world premiere on September 9, 2000 at the Toronto International Film Festival . It was shown in 27 cinemas in the USA and grossed around 103,000 US dollars there. In Spain, over 287,000 cinema-goers grossed around 1.26 million euros .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Film review by Roger Ebert, accessed on September 13, 2007
  2. ↑ Stephen Holden's film review, accessed September 13, 2007
  3. ↑ www.kino.de, accessed on September 13, 2007
  4. ^ Filming locations for The Weight of Water, accessed September 13, 2007
  5. ↑ The Weight of Water premiere dates, accessed September 13, 2007
  6. ↑ Box office / business for The Weight of Water, accessed September 13, 2007