Rent The Chronology of Water (2025)
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- Synopsis:
- A journey through the sensuous and the sensual, Kristen Stewart's directorial debut chronicles Lidia Yuknavitch's life as she experiences and processes childhood abuse, first love, addiction and grief, led by a raw and magnetic performance from Imogen Poots. Adapted by Stewart from the acclaimed memoir by Yuknavitch, 'The Chronology of Water' is a poetic and unflinching exploration of identity, self-discovery and resilience, brought vividly to life through Stewart's assured directorial vision.
- Actors:
- Imogen Poots, Thora Birch, Jim Belushi, Charlie Carrick, Tom Sturridge, Susannah Flood, Esme Creed-Miles, Kim Gordon, Michael Epp, Eleanor Hahn, Earl Cave, Esme Allen, Jeffrey Grinvalds, Ritvars Logins, Peter Rundle, Georgie Dettmer, Keanu Visscher, Alhena Al-Ali Douglas, Jeremy Ang Jones, Jen Dunlap
- Directors:
- Kristen Stewart
- Producers:
- Rebecca Feuer, Charles Gillibert, Maggie McLean, Dylan Meyer, Andy Mingo, Max Pavlov, Michael Pruss, Svetlana Punte, Ridley Scott, Kristen Stewart, Yulia Zayceva
- Narrated By:
- Dylan Meyer
- Writers:
- Kristen Stewart, Lidia Yuknavitch
- Aka:
- La cronología del agua / Ūdens hronoloģija
- Genres:
- Drama, Lesbian & Gay, Romance
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 27/04/2026
- Run Time:
- 128 minutes
- Languages:
- English Audio Description, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English Audio Description
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Imogen Poots Cannes interview (2025, 8 mins): an interview with the actor, recorded at the Cannes Film Festival
- Kristen Stewart Cannes interview (2025, 9 mins): an interview with the writer and director, recorded at Cannes
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Reviews (1) of The Chronology of Water
No Lifeguard - The Chronology of Water review by griggs
Kristen Stewart's directorial debut arrives like a wave you didn't see coming — cold, disorienting, impossible to shake. Shot on grainy 16mm, it looks like memory under pressure: fractured, feverish, brutally honest. This is not a film that holds your hand.
Imogen Poots is extraordinary — raw, physical, completely inhabited. She carries wave after wave of trauma, grief and self-destruction with something that feels less like acting than survival. Awards bodies missing this feels less like an oversight than a small institutional crime.
The Chronology of Water never troubled the multiplexes, and it's easy to see why. It goes where most films refuse to follow, in image and sound, and doesn't soften itself for comfort. Not an easy watch. Nor should it be.