#CANNES Review: Kristen Stewart’s ‘The Chronology of Water’ is one hell of a directorial debut.
"Adapting author Lidia Yuknavitch's 2011 memoir, the actor's first time behind the camera delivers a bruising, brilliant biopic."
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When famous actors decide to try their hand at filmmaking, the results can be — and often are — unremarkable by design. Timid and safe with a network TV aesthetic that screams “I’m a lot more afraid behind the camera than I am in front of it.” Not so of Kristen Stewart’s “The Chronology of Water.” Not in the slightest. Some movies are shot. This one was directed.
Read our review out of #Cannes: https://t.co/qg06S2wzz7
The Chronology of Water: really impressed by the bold artistry and depth of feeling in Kristen Stewart's directorial debut. doesn't hurt that Imogen Poots is incredible in it.
my #Cannes2025 review: https://t.co/dq2HewXFZD
THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER floored me from start to finish with its fragmented but precise editing, uncompromising vision, and the raw, fearless performance of Imogen Poots, delivering her finest work yet. This is a pure art house biopic that scratches, pierces, and digs under the skin, confronting the viewer with a blistering emotional intensity that some may find too much to bear. To that end, Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut is unflinching & abrasive, a grueling exploration of pain that’s as likely to move you as it is to leave you shaken.
“Let’s rip off the band aid and watch this f—ing movie.”
Now that’s how you intro a film.
Kristen Stewart has leveraged every bit of clout to make THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER. The results are uncompromising and stingingly raw. Her image making is beautiful. It won’t be her last.
Kristen Stewart's “The Chronology of Water” isn’t some pretty good, prosaic, actor-directs-actors-how-to-read-the-script thing. It’s far more artful and captivating than that.
Read the full review below. https://t.co/Ra0bwNtHaO
Kristen Stewart's directorial debut 'THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER' will premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.
Starring Imogen Poots as swimmer and writer Lidia Yuknavitch.
It sucks that you have to “get ready for bed” right before going to bed. I wish I could brush my teeth and wash my face at like 6pm and then just snack and watch movies til I fuckin drop