{"id":292175,"date":"2025-11-19T01:10:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T01:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/292175\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T01:10:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T01:10:09","slug":"kristen-stewarts-directorial-debut-gets-an-intense-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/292175\/","title":{"rendered":"Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut gets an intense trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

Heading into the Cannes Film Festival, one of the most eagerly awaited films was Kristen Stewart<\/a>\u2019s directorial debut,\u00a0The Chronology of Water. Ever since the end of the\u00a0Twilight\u00a0franchise, Stewart has carved an interesting path, working largely with auteurs like Olivier Assayas, Rose Glass<\/a>, David Cronenberg, and Pablo Larra\u00edn. While audiences in North America may remember her more from her mainstream work, in many parts of Europe she\u2019s widely acclaimed as an arthouse actress, even becoming the first American actress to ever win the C\u00e9sar Award in France for\u00a0Clouds of Sils Maria. As such, it wasn\u2019t a surprise when her directorial debut found a home at the Cannes Film Festival, and now her film is hitting American theaters.<\/p>\n

The film is adapted from the memoir of the same name by Lidia Yuknavitch, who is played in the film by Imogen Poots. It tracks her abusive childhood and her career as a competitive swimmer, which was curtailed by problems with drugs\u2014although she was able to completely reinvent herself as an author and teacher in Portland, Oregon. Early reviews raved about Poots\u2019 performance, although the film is reportedly quite grim and intense. From the trailer, Stewart\u2019s European influences seem obvious, and the film is said to be uncompromising. Perhaps that\u2019s why Stewart ended up partnering with a smaller indie outfit, The Forge, which is giving the film an awards-qualifying run in December before hopefully going wider in January.<\/p>\n

It should be noted that Stewart has been outspoken about her struggles to get the film made, but it seems the finished project was worth the effort, earning a six-and-a-half-minute standing ovation at Cannes. It looks like an intriguing movie, with Stewart opting to shoot it on 16mm film (a very cool choice) and peppering it with some unique casting choices, including James Belushi as author Ken Kesey (author of\u00a0One Flew Over the Cuckoo\u2019s Nest), who was one of Yuknavitch\u2019s college instructors.<\/p>\n

I must admit, I\u2019ve enjoyed watching Stewart\u2019s career evolve over the years, with her seeming passionate about arthouse cinema on the big screen in a way that\u2019s unique from her contemporaries. I\u2019ll definitely be checking this out.<\/p>\n

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