Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'The Thing With Feathers' - Benedict Cumberbatch is Babadooked
Despite a committed central performance by Benedict Cumberbatch, 'The Thing With Feathers' doesn’t do justice to Max Porter's powerful novella.
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00:00It's just the three of us, I guess their mum, I thought you both did really well today.
00:09What are you doing? I can't imagine what you must be feeling.
00:15Oh, you did! Do you wanna talk?
00:19Where's the milk?
00:22Stop it! Why was it first?
00:25Ah, there he is. Sad dad.
00:32Did I think about mortality? I guess I did a little bit because, you know, he's the last barrier for his children.
00:39And so his failings as a father are to provide that safety, security and nourishment that the generation above, the caring generation of the child should.
00:49So, to lose a partner in that, you immediately then become very aware of it's just you as a character, as a person.
00:58Yeah, I think I definitely, I take more precautions as a father than I did before, for sure.
01:03I used to ride a motorbike, for example, as a slight example.
01:05But, yeah, I do do other stupid things still, but I can't talk about that on film.
01:10Because insurers will never insure me.
01:12I won't leave until you don't need me anymore.
01:18We should talk about the difference between grief and despair.
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