The Weight of Water
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Kathryn Bigelow
Jan Tore Kristoffersen
Vinessa Shaw
Elizabeth Hurley
Ciarßn Hinds
Rita Kvist
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Photojournalist Jean Janes journeys by yacht to Smuttynose, off the coast of New Hampshire, to photograph the site of a sensational axe murder that occurred a century earlier in which two women were killed. She sets out to sail with her novelist husband Thomas, her brother-in-law Rich and Rich's new girlfriend Adaline. Having unearthed an eyewitness account of the murders, Jane learns of new specifics leading up to the deaths. She discovers that in 1873, newlywed Maren Hontvedt emigrated from Norway with her husband John and became confined to a dutiful solitary life. Within months, Maren's sister, brother, and sister-in-law joined them on the island. Soon thereafter, a mysterious lodger moved in--leading to repercussion. As Jean becomes more engrossed in the case, she watches her marriage fall apart. Jealous of Adaline's obvious chemistry with her husband Thomas, Jean begins to unravel. And tension mounts in Jean's world--as well as in Adaline's. As the unsolved mystery oddly begins to parallel events playing out in Jean's life, violence erupts against the backdrop of the raging Atlantic Ocean.
Director
Kathryn Bigelow
Cast
Jan Tore Kristoffersen
Vinessa Shaw
Elizabeth Hurley
Ciarßn Hinds
Rita Kvist
Josh Lucas
Anders Wodskou Berthelsen
Sarah Polley
Catherine Mccormack
Ulrich Thomsen
Katrin Cartlidge
Sean Penn
Crew
Marit Allen
Alice Arlen
Adrian Biddle
Gary Coates
Mali Finn
Lisa Henson
David Hirschfelder
David Hirschfelder
A. Kitman Ho
Steven Charles Jaffe
Karl Juliusson
Christopher Kyle
Mark Laing
Patricia Larman
Dennis Maitland
Tod A Maitland
Cheryl A Miller
Anita Shreve
Joni Sighvatsson
Howard E. Smith
David J Webb
Sean Wimmer
Janet Yang
Chris Zimmer
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall November 1, 2002
Limited Release in United States November 1, 2002
Released in United States September 2000
Released in United States November 2000
Released in United States 2001
Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival September 21-30, 2000.
Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) November 1-16, 2000.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (New American Cinema) May 24 - June 17, 2001.
Project was previously in development at Phoenix Pictures.
Completed shooting November 8, 1999.
Began shooting September 13, 1999.
Released in United States Fall November 1, 2002
Limited Release in United States November 1, 2002
Released in United States November 2000 (Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) November 1-16, 2000.)
Released in United States September 2000 (Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival September 21-30, 2000.)
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (New American Cinema) May 24 - June 17, 2001.)
