Day: December 16, 2019

• ITOL Top 50 Films of the Decade, Entry No. 5: The Babadook

  

  Jennifer Kent’s 2014 debut feature film “The Babadook” is a hauntingly beautiful tale of a depressed mother and her young son. In a lot of ways, it’s a classic ghost story, but the deeper meaning Kent infuses takes the film to the next level. Essie Davis gives a stellar performance as Amelia, a widowed single mother facing a deep depression. Her son, Samuel (Noah Wiseman), is a point of grief for Amelia since her husband died on the way to the hospital while she was in labor. Not only is Amelia left without her partner, she is left with Samuel, a constant reminder of her husband that also looks like him. 

  Jenni Holtz

  December 16, 2019

  Female Filmmaker, Female Writer, Top 50 of the Decade, Women in Film

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