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Window Water Baby Moving

NR
Documentary
6.9/10(68 ratings)

On a winter's day, a woman stretches near a window then sits in a bathtub of water. She's happy. Her lover is nearby; there are close ups of her face, her pregnant belly, and his hands caressing her. She gives birth: we see the crowning of the baby's head, then the birth itself; we watch a pair of hands tie off and cut the umbilical cord. With the help of the attending hands, the mother expels the placenta. The infant, a baby girl, nurses. We return from time to time to the bath scene. By the end, dad's excited; mother and daughter rest. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.

08-02-1959
13 min
Window Water Baby Moving
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Main Cast

Self (uncredited)

Self (Baby Being Born) (uncredited)

Stan Brakhage

Stan Brakhage

Self (uncredited)

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Stan Brakhage

Key Crew

Director:
Stan Brakhage
Director of Photography:
Stan Brakhage
Editor:
Stan Brakhage

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en