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Babyfever

  • 19941994
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  • 1h 49m
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5.6/10
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Babyfever (1994)
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Gena is an average woman who is torn between her current boyfriend's desire to marry her and start a family, and the unexpected arrival of an old boyfriend wanting to pick up where they left... Read allGena is an average woman who is torn between her current boyfriend's desire to marry her and start a family, and the unexpected arrival of an old boyfriend wanting to pick up where they left off. To further complicate matters, she might be pregnant herself. In the mist of this un... Read allGena is an average woman who is torn between her current boyfriend's desire to marry her and start a family, and the unexpected arrival of an old boyfriend wanting to pick up where they left off. To further complicate matters, she might be pregnant herself. In the mist of this unsettled personal life, Gena leaves her two men to attend a baby shower party for a girl fr... Read all
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    • Victoria Foyt
    • Henry Jaglom
    • Victoria Foyt
    • Henry Jaglom
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    • Victoria Foyt
    • Matt Salinger
    • Frances Fisher
    • Victoria Foyt
    • Henry Jaglom
    • Victoria Foyt
    • Henry Jaglom
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    • Victoria Foyt
    • Matt Salinger
    • Frances Fisher
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    • 3User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    Victoria Foyt
    Victoria Foyt
    • Gena
    Matt Salinger
    Matt Salinger
    • James
    Frances Fisher
    Frances Fisher
    • Rosie
    Eric Roberts
    Eric Roberts
    • Anthony
    Dinah Lenney
    • Roz
    Elaine Kagan
    Elaine Kagan
    • Milly
    Zack Norman
    Zack Norman
    • Mark
    Jacki Moen
    Jacki Moen
    • Diane
    • (as Jacqulyn Moen)
    Eliza Roberts
    Eliza Roberts
    • Dr. Hilda Glass
    Charlayne Woodard
    Charlayne Woodard
    • Eartha
    Irene Cagen
    • Sylvia
    • (as Irene Forrest)
    Cindy Friedl
    • Molly
    Jane Lancellotti
    • Lucy
    Deborah Skelly
    • Kelly
    Tracy Brooks Swope
    Tracy Brooks Swope
    • Maggie
    Robin Curtis
    Robin Curtis
    • Carol
    Molly Secours
    • Genvieve
    Janis Flax
    • Judith
      • Victoria Foyt
      • Henry Jaglom
      • Victoria Foyt
      • Henry Jaglom
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    9/10
    The ultimate film essay on motherhood
    This was probably Henry Jaglom's best attempt at mixing documentary with fiction, and it is a truly raw, emotional film essay on the topic of motherhood. While it's not my favorite such experiment from him (that goes to Eating, since I had more of a personal stake in that one), it is certainly the funniest and most eye opening. Unlike Eating or Venice/Venice, this contains a real linear plot that is relatively (for Jaglom) uncluttered. Oh, sure, there are the usual interviews that we're not quite sure are scripted or not, but it doesn't matter whether they are or not because what comes out of the mouths of the "interview subjects" is genuine and relatable.

    The film chooses not to take sides on whether or not women should feel like they should have babies, or when they should, or how they should-but it provides lots of evidence from both sides and leaves the viewer to decide for themselves. The heroine of the film is in a pickle because she knows she badly wants to have a baby but is uncertain of the circumstances in which she wants to do it. She spends a lot of time talking with the other women at the baby shower, sometimes even having heated debates with them in scenes that burst with urgency. We care about her, and we feel her uncertainty, and we want things to work out for her, even if we don't see how they can, given the evidence shown in the film.

    My only real complaint with the film is the Eric Roberts character, who comes into the picture early on, and is established like he's going to be a major force in the plot, and then he just disappears without much mention. It's possible that this was the director's intention-to show how flaky men can be, but it struck me as being clumsily handled. That quibble aside, I was thoroughly enlightened and entertained by this film, even if it didn't change my mind about having children at all (but, again, it's not intended to be persuasive either way, despite its framing as a documentary). There are so many examples of so many different viewpoints in the various characters that anyone in the audience (particularly women) can find someone to relate to, and hear them voice things we've never shared with anybody, even that we've never admitted to ourselves. Such scenes, whether they are drawn out of the actors by Jaglom through improv or through a written script, are the signs of the gift he has with emotional storytelling.
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      • May 4, 1994 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Beverly Hills, California, USA
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      • Jagtoria Films
      • The Rainbow Film Company
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    • 1 hour 49 minutes
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