Kristen Stewart makes a visceral directorial debut at Cannes
Actress Kristen Stewart premiered her directorial debut , ' The Chronology of Water ', this Friday in the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival , a raw and visceral exercise that adapts the story of American writer Lidia Yuknavitch to the big screen.
Based on the author's memoir of the same name, the film features a cast led by Imogen Poots and navigates between the poetic and the sordid through Stewart 's eyes and Yuknavitch's words.
"Thanks to Lidia Yuknavitch for looking the fucked up in the face," Stewart said upon arriving on stage at the Debussy Theatre , the second largest in the Cannes Film Festival and the natural home of the Un Certain Regard films.
It is a section dedicated to the most authorial discoveries and visions and, in Stewart 's case, the Cannes Film Festival has been closely following his progress behind the camera since 2017, when he presented his short film 'Come swim' on the Croisette, as explained this Friday by the artistic delegate of the prestigious French Riviera festival, Thierry Frémaux .
"We saw it, we liked it, and we brought it to the end," Frémaux explained when presenting the feature film, which stands out for its elaborate editing and photography .
Both had just walked the red carpet at the Grand Théâtre Lumière , which that evening was reserved for the screening of the documentary ' Bono : Stories of Surrender', about the U2 singer and directed by Andrew Dominik.
Stewart 's (1990, Los Angeles) was the last film of the Cannes session this Friday - and, in fact, the final applause came well past midnight, when the credits rolled - on a day that also saw the premiere of the eagerly awaited ' Eddington ', Ari Aster's Palme d'Or candidate.
- "Thank you, I don't know what else to say, I've given it my all," Stewart said to resounding applause at the end of the screening, while Poot asserted that she is "the best director ."
In Un Certain Regard, the American actress who became known with the ' Twilight ' saga and has since focused on a much more independent and authorial cinema, competes for awards against several other well-known names in the acting world.
Specifically, this section will also see the debut films of Scarlett Johansson ('Eleanor the Great', next Tuesday) and Harris Dickinson ('Urchin', this Saturday).
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