CinemaOSMovie · 1959 · 0h 13m

Window Water Baby Moving

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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.

Directed byStan Brakhage

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 13m
Language
EN
Released
August 2, 1959

Featuring

Cast & crew

3 credited
Starring
Jane Wodening

Jane Wodening

Self (uncredited)

Myrrena Brakhage

Self (Baby Being Born) (uncredited)

Stan Brakhage

Stan Brakhage

Self (uncredited)

Creative team
Directed by
Stan Brakhage
Stan Brakhage

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