Mother’s Instinct — The Grief We Carry

Some doors can’t be closed lightly

Catrina Prager

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Celine (Anne Hathaway) leaning her head on Alice’s (Jessica Chastain) shoulder in Mother’s Instinct.
©Photo: NEON

Grief, a tale as old as time itself, still finds new ways to surprise us as an audience. Such is the case for Benoît Delhomme’s visceral, underrated Mother’s Instinct (2024).

The film follows the story of housewives Alice (Jessica Chastain) and Celine (Anne Hathaway), after the latter tragically loses her young…

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Catrina Prager

Author of 'Hearthender'. Freelancer of the Internet. Traveler of the World. I ramble.