For years, pregnant women on film have either been neurotic, placid or walking grossout gags. Alice Lowe, who directed and starred in her own horror film at seven months, says we should expect more
Pregnant heroines can be fascinating, funny, complex characters, though few have been as memorable as Mia Farrow in Rosemary’s Baby, the mother of all pregnancy movies. Roman Polanski’s 1968 horror was notable for showing events from the pregnant woman’s point of view as Farrow began to suspect her neighbours of sinister designs on her unborn. A nativity story it was not.
The fearful expectant mother is a familiar horror movie trope – and many of them have good reason for concern. From Charlize Theron in The Astronaut’s Wife to the women in Village of the Damned, the prospect of an alien on board is terrifying. More recently, Twilight: Breaking Dawn played on the fears of teen mothers – and took a radically pro-life stance – as Kristen Stewart opted to die in childbirth rather than abort the vampire baby that was consuming her from within.
There is still the idea of 'confinement' – that pregnant women should not be seen or heard
Crazy pregnant lady, screaming giving birth, demanding things, eating like a pig, waters breaking everywhere…
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