Synopsis
A woman's consuming love forces her to bear the clone of her dead beloved. From his infancy to manhood, she faces the unavoidable complexities of her controversial decision.
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Cast
- Eva GreenRebecca
- Matt SmithThomas
- Lesley ManvilleJudith
- Peter WightRalph
- István LénártHenry
- Hannah MurrayMonica
- Ruby O. FeeRebecca - 9 years
- Tristan ChristopherThomas - 10 years
- Jesse HoffmannThomas - 5 years
- Natalia TenaRose
Recommendations
- 75
New York Post
You are unlikely to see a movie about incest made as sensitively and tastefully as Womb. And although the characters speak English, the film is firmly anchored in European sensibilities, thanks to its Hungarian director, Benedek Fliegauf. - 60
Variety
Its quietly unsettling storytelling, precision visuals and almost mythical isolated setting all feel Hungarian to the core. - 60
NPR
An incestuous payoff might be expected, given the casting of Green; she first attracted widespread attention in Bertolucci's "The Dreamers," as a young woman who is unusually close to her brother. But whatever happens, Womb is more melancholy than erotic. - 58
The A.V. Club
It's a fascinating film to think about, but far too cool to touch. - 50
Village Voice
The glacial pace is only quickened for seconds at a time with evocative ideas and hints of satire. - 40
Time Out
Green was meant for quick-witted comedy. Unfortunately, she's becoming a mainstay of painfully sincere slogs. - 40
The New York Times
If the 20-odd seconds of blank screen squatting pointlessly amid the opening credits aren't enough warning that you're in for some seriously sluggish storytelling, then the adoption of a snail as one of the central motifs should drive the point home. - 25
Slant Magazine
Too abstract to suggest a coherent moral lesson, but too remote to foster a satisfying emotional connection, Womb feels barren, an attempt to do too much that ultimately does very little.
