The weight of water / Studio Canal presents a Manifest Film Company/Palomar Pictures/Miracle Pictures production of a Kathryn Bigelow film ; producers, Janet Yang [and others] ; screenplay writers, Alice Arlen, Christopher Kyle ; director, Kathryn Bigelow.

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A century-old double murder haunts Jean, a photographer, who travels to the scene of the crime to investigate. The sole survivor of the murders was a woman whose unhappy marriage mirrors Jean's. Past and present collide and it suddenly becomes clear to Jean who the real killer is.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hirschfelder, David (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Studio Canal+ Manifest Film Company Palomar Pictures (1992- ) Miracle Pictures (Firm) Studio Home Entertainment (Firm) Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Other Authors:	Yang, Janet (Producer) Arlen, Alice, 1940-2016 (Screenwriter) Kyle, Christopher (Screenwriter) Bigelow, Kathryn (Director) Berthelsen, Anders W., 1969- (Actor) Cartlidge, Katrin (Actor) Hinds, Ciarán, 1953- (Actor) Hurley, Elizabeth, 1965- (Actor) Lucas, Josh (Actor) McCormack, Catherine, 1972- (Actor) Penn, Sean, 1960- (Actor) Polley, Sarah (Actor) Thomsen, Ulrich (Actor) Biddle, Adrian (Cinematographer) Smith, Howard E., 1945- (Film editor) Juliusson, Karl Shreve, Anita
Language:	English Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:	English dialogue, Spanish subtitles; Closed-captioned.
Published:	[United States] : Studio Home Entertainment : Distributed by Lions Gate Home Entertainment, [2003], ©2000.
Edition:	Widescreen version (16x9).
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:	Shreve, Anita > Film adaptations. Homicide investigation > Drama. Films for the hearing impaired. Thrillers (Motion pictures) Feature films > United States. Feature films > France. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature films. Drama. Film adaptations. Shreve, Anita. Homicide investigation.
Genre:	Film adaptations. Drama. Films for the hearing impaired. Thrillers (Motion pictures) Feature films Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature films.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	A century-old double murder haunts Jean, a photographer, who travels to the scene of the crime to investigate. The sole survivor of the murders was a woman whose unhappy marriage mirrors Jean's. Past and present collide and it suddenly becomes clear to Jean who the real killer is.
Note:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 2000. Based on the novel by Anita Shreve. Special features: theatrical trailer. Videorecording.
Call Number:	AN8 D0022876 VideoDVD
Audience:	MPAA rating: R; for violence, sexuality/nudity and brief language.
ISBN:	1589712900 9781589712904
Credits:	Director of photography, Adrian Biddle ; editor, Howard E. Smith ; music composer, David Hirschfelder ; production designer, Karl Juliusson.
System Details:	DVD, 5.1 Dolby digital, Region 1 encoding.
Cast:	Anders W. Berthelsen, Katrin Cartlidge, Ciaran Hinds, Elizabeth Hurley, Josh Lucas, Catherine McCormack, Sean Penn, Sarah Polley, Ulrich Thomsen.