Birth

I agree with the first reviewer's declaration that this is an underrated film. Indeed it is. In the wrong hands a storyline like this could easily teeter from the sublime into the ridiculous. Not so here. The movie is smartly directed, atmospheric, eerie and superbly acted by all. The score is equally stirring. This is a film that is quietly riveting from start to finish. Highly recommended.

This is a highly underrated film. It is refined and enigmatic. Nicole Kidman gives one of her finest performances as Anna, the tragic heroine of Birth, an autumnal, romantic mystery. The score by Alexandre Desplat is unforgettable. Nine years before his other masterpiece, Under the Skin, Jonathan Glazer astonished me with this haunting meditation on death and the deep connections we have to those who pass away before us.

and Catherine Deneuve's, in that long take in My Favorite Season, are two examples of the best of acting.