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Dark water [videorecording] /

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 35988 | Touchstone Home VideoLanguage: English Summary language: French, Spanish Publication details: Burbank, CA : Touchstone Home Video : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, c2005.Edition: Unrated widescreen edDescription: 1 videodisc (approximately 103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
ISBN:
  • 078885903X
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Affonso Beato ; editor, Daniel Rezende ; music by, Angelo Badalamenti ; costume designer, Michael Wilkinson ; production designer, Therese DePrez.
Cast: Jennifer Connelly, John C. Reilly, Tim Roth, Dougray Scott, Pete Postlethwaite, Camryn Manheim, Ariel Gade, Perla Haney-Jardine.Summary: Far more terryfing than what was seen in theaters, this special unrated version of Dark Water is a thoroughly absorbing, suspense-filled thriller starring Jennifer Connelly. Dahlia Williams (Connelly) and her five-year-old daughter are ready to begin a new life together. But their new apartment -- dilapidated and worn -- suddenly seems to take on a life of its own. Mysterious noises, persistent leaks of dark water and other strange happenings in the deserted apartment above send Dahlia on a haunting and mystifying pursuit -- one that unleashes a torrent of living nightmares.Summary: Dahlia has started a new life. She is recently separated from her husband, has a new job and a new apartment, she's determined to put her estranged relationship behind her and devote herself to raising her daughter, Ceci. Then when her strained separation turns into a bitter custody battle, her situation takes a turn for the worse. Her new apartment seems to have a life of its own. Mysterious noises, persistent leaks of dark water, and strange happenings cause her imagination to run wild. This all leads Dahlia on a puzzling and mystifying pursuit to find out who is behind the endless mind games. She begins to frantically search for the links between the riddles and the dark water seems to close in around her.
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Video Recording Carleton University, AVRC SP456 - Collections Room DVD 0743 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 16050096554

Originally produced or released in 2005.

Based on the novel "Honoguri mizu no soko kara" by Kôji Suzuki and the film adaptation "Honogurai mizu no soko kara" by Hideo Nakata and Taka Ichise.

Special features: Deleted scenes; "The sound of terror: the subliminal soundscapes of 'Dark water'" featurette on the movie's sound design; analyzing 'Dark water' sequences: explore the creation of specific scenes with viewing options; "Beneath the surface:" The making of 'Dark water'" featurette; "An extraordinary ensemble" featurette.

Run time: approx. 103 min.

DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation (2.35:1), Dolby Digital.

English dialogue with optional French or Spanish subtitles.

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