Since the heyday of Romanticism, gallant ghosts have haunted our imaginations. Sometimes troubling, sometimes amusing, they have crossed continents and eras, as well as film genres, as the films gathered here bear witness. Evanescent and elusive, these romantic ghosts are of course a source of fantasy, but they also inhabit cinema marvelously well, where they defy time, genre and mise-en-scène, between appearance and disappearance.
Ten years after the death of her husband named Sean, Anna finally manages to recover and prepares to marry a new lover, Joseph. However, she meets a boy who claims to be the reincarnation of her deceased husband, and he provides her with details that make her believe he could be telling the truth.
Jonathan Glazer
Jonathan Glazer is an English film director and screenwriter. He began his career in theatre before transitioning into film. His work is defined by depictions of flawed and desperate characters; themes such as alienation and loneliness; and a bold visual style that utilises an omniscient perspective and dramatic music. He has been nominated for six BAFTA Awards and two Academy Awards. For the historical drama The Zone of Interest (2023), he won both the Grand Prix and the FIPRESCI Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. The film also won the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film in 2024. Jonathan Glazer has directed music videos for Radiohead, Massive Attack, Richard Ashcroft and others. He has also directed commercials for Kodak, Sony, and Nike, among others.
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Nicole Kidman delivered one of her greatest performances in an eerie reincarnation drama
Birth, the second film by Under The Skin director Jonathan Glazer, plumbs the depths of grief and love with an unsettling hypothetical: What if a young boy showed up at your doorstep claiming to be your reincarnated dead husband?
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