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Birth (2004, Jonathan Glazer) with Carlos Aguilar - Criterion Collection Spine #1298

Birth (2004, Jonathan Glazer) with Carlos Aguilar - Criterion Collection Spine #129830 Jun1 h 14 min

"It captures an uncanny feeling that relates to grief, that there's something after, the hope we could get more time with someone we love." In this episode of Why This Film?, Film critic Carlos Aguilar joins me to explore Birth, Jonathan Glazer's 2004 psychological thriller and Criterion Collection Spine #1298. Birth follows Anna, a widow living a comfortable Manhattan life who has finally agreed to remarry, ten years after the sudden death of her husband Sean. Then a 10-year-old boy appears ...