The sudden presidential edict that women are no longer allowed to reproduce turns the world upside down for wannabe mothers, and for happily married Oliver Reed and Geraldine Chaplin, the desire to have a baby of their own is destroyed. But nature is more powerful than laws, and with the threat of execution for breaking the law, Chaplin's ecstatic yet frightened when she learns she's pregnant. Their friends Don Gordon and Diane Cilento are initially thrilled and protective, but obsessing over the child for Cilento turns out tragically.
I found this very unique but depressing and even morbid. However, the biggest issue for me was an irritating element of weird majorly annoying sound which certainly added to the dark nature of the mood but threatened my hearing with the painful tones. It's certainly something to talk about, the threat of over population, and with the passive/aggressive voice of a sweet sounding woman wagging her metaphorical finger over issues that it causes, I doubt that I'll ever unhear her when I think about this film.
I found this very unique but depressing and even morbid. However, the biggest issue for me was an irritating element of weird majorly annoying sound which certainly added to the dark nature of the mood but threatened my hearing with the painful tones. It's certainly something to talk about, the threat of over population, and with the passive/aggressive voice of a sweet sounding woman wagging her metaphorical finger over issues that it causes, I doubt that I'll ever unhear her when I think about this film.