No, it's not a Rosemary's Baby remake...

Rating: 8/10 (7 October 2017)

First, you have to be open minded about this film...It's a challenging one. And that's rare nowadays, especially with such mainstream actors. Second, it's misleading, and I think it's intended that way. You might be fooled into thinking you are watching a terror movie, a psychological thriller, or the like...It is not. Yes it's allegorical. The fact that I read more than one interpretation only goes to show that it works on different levels, as good films do. Mine is neither correct or incorrect. It's just one more. To me, it's obviously about creating art. The poet is married to his muse, the mother of his art, his inspiration, and in the beginning the relationship is strained: he's got a terrible writer's block. He's trying to work, but he's easily distracted by outside influences, and his muse does not like it. Of course when his muse gets pregnant, that's when he's inspired to write ...It's all there. The whole process of creating a work of art (book, film music, you name it). Just before birth, it's more hectic than ever...You even have the editor causing mayhem. She just wants the manuscript. Then "mother" delivers "the child" (new book of poems) and she's jealous that he wants to share it with the world (release the book), which he does, and the public consumes the writer's work (child) with gusto, an act of cannibalism. Market forces at work. I could go on and on finding the allegorical meaning, but you get the point... An original, interesting film, that both makes you think and keeps you intrigued throughout. A rarity nowadays.