Synopsis
Cleveland Heep (Paul Giamatti) has been quietly trying to disappear among the burned-out lightbulbs and broken appliances of the Cove apartment complex. But on the night that irrevocably changes his life, Cleveland finds someone else hiding in the mundane routine of the modest building - a mysterious young woman named Story (Bryce Dallas Howard), who has been living in the passageways beneath the building’s swimming pool. Cleveland discovers that Story is actually a "narf" - a nymph-like character from an epic bedtime story who is being stalked by vicious creatures determined to prevent her from making the treacherous journey from our world back to hers. Story’s unique powers of perception reveal the fates of Cleveland’s fellow tenants, whose destinies are tied directly to her own, and they must work together to decipher a series of codes that will unlock the pathway to her freedom. But the window of opportunity for Story to return home is closing rapidly, and the tenants are putting their own lives at great risk to help her. Cleveland will have to face the demons that have followed him to the Cove - and the other tenants must seize the special powers that Story has brought out in them - if they hope to succeed in their daring and dangerous quest to save her world...and ours.From writer and director M. Night Shyamalan comes Lady In The Water, a story originally conceived by Shyamalan for his children. Warner Home Video invites you to ponder the dark mysteries and the touch of magic that makes this thrilling bedtime fantasy. Fantastical and inspiring the story has all the flair and imagination expected of critically acclaimed Shyamalan. Visually Lady in the Water is enchanting. Beautifully shot by a master craftsman it is captivating insight into a fantasy world conceived by a wondrous imagination. From the mythical creatures that inhabit the human world undetected to the eccentric mix of characters developed by Shyamalan, Lady in the Water sees two worlds inextricably entwined. Rife with suspense it is a supernatural thriller, as the story delves further into the murky depths of a dangerous new world unforeseen dangers present themselves and lives are threatened.
The extraordinary vision of M. Night Shyamalan can be further explored through the extra content included on the DVD:
Released on the 15th January the DVD offers a deeper understanding of an imagination where the ordinary and extraordinary come together. With over an hour of special features, Shyamalan discusses the characters, the script, the look and the creatures that make up the captivating Lady in the Water. Lady In The Water