Promises Written in Water (2010)

Promises Written in Water is an extremely stripped down abstract romantic story of a man and a woman, both in crisis. Kevin (Vincent Gallo) is a long-time, professional assassin, ... See full summary »

Director:

Vincent Gallo

Writer:

Vincent Gallo (screenplay)

Stars:

Vincent Gallo, Delfine Bafort, Hope Tomaselli

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Vincent Gallo	...	Kevin
Delfine Bafort	...	Mallory
Hope Tomaselli	...	Dead Girl
Lisa Love	...	Grieving Woman
Sage Stallone	...	The Mafioso
Brenda Epperson	...	Mortician
Livia Treviño	...	Dead Girl's Mother (as Livia Trevino)
Patrick O'Connor	...	Dead Girl's Father
Nathalie Love	...	Waitress

Storyline

Promises Written in Water is an extremely stripped down abstract romantic story of a man and a woman, both in crisis. Kevin (Vincent Gallo) is a long-time, professional assassin, specializing in the termination of life. Mallory (Delfine Bafort) is a wild, poetic, beautiful young woman confronting her terminal illness and eventual suicide. She reaches out to Kevin to take responsibility for her corpse once she passes, requesting his protection of her dead body's dignity until her cremation. Kevin's acceptance of this request causes uncomfortable self-reflection and changes the lens through which he views death.

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Plot Keywords:

written and directed by cast member

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 September 2010 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The Funeral Director

Filming Locations:

Altadena, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gray Daisy Films, Vincent Gallo Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Though Gallo understands his silence may excite journalists and bloggers into easy brush-offs and perpetuate unsubstantiated rumors and hearsay, he still chooses to disconnect from the low frequency exchange required to communicate with the press.

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Soundtracks

"Quoth"
Performed by Polygon Window
Written by Richard James
Courtesy of Warp Records

User Reviews

watch it as you would your favorite painting

the best thing about promises written in water is how it reveals the narcissism, not in the director, but in consumers of cinema today. by presenting an impressionistic cycle of events that belie the richness of love beyond the walls of a cinema and providing the opportunity for an audience to re-experience them purely empathically--anyone with whom the events do not resonate is just expressing both an inability to empathize and the personal tragedy of never having accidentally loved in the absurd way that love should exist. everyone knows asking an audience to think about anything is hard. we now know that asking them to recognize their own vulnerability is even harder.