The Extraordinary Child

1954
12m

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Nine months after a couple marries, a doctor comes to their flat; on the front door is an ornate poster saying, "Blessed Event." In the flat, the baby's father and a male friend play poker. ... Read allNine months after a couple marries, a doctor comes to their flat; on the front door is an ornate poster saying, "Blessed Event." In the flat, the baby's father and a male friend play poker. The friend appears to be cheating. They smoke cigars. The mother does housework. The docto... Read allNine months after a couple marries, a doctor comes to their flat; on the front door is an ornate poster saying, "Blessed Event." In the flat, the baby's father and a male friend play poker. The friend appears to be cheating. They smoke cigars. The mother does housework. The doctor is shocked to see that the baby, in a diaper, is the size of a grown man. The doctor joi... Read all

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- Stan Brakhage
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5.0/10

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- Stan Brakhage
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Walter Newcomb

Baby
(as Walt Newcomb)

Larry Jordan

Yvonne Fair

Mrs.

Robert Benson

M.D.

Stan Brakhage

Poker Buddy

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7/10

bizarre screwball comedy from Brakhage

Fans of Brakhage might be surprised at this film, in which in Walter Newcomb, an early actor in Brakhage films, portrays a baby, who causes a bunch of mischief and grief to his parents and a visiting doctor.

One thing I didn't quite understand was the perspective; I couldn't tell whether Newcomb was supposed to be his own size or that of a baby, only with his features. There's a humorous exchange involving a whiskey bottle which is huge when Newcomb pushes it, implying he's the size of a baby but during the scene where he jumps on the bumper of a car, he's his normal size.

The acting is more comedic and over the top than one might expect from a 16mm film but otherwise the film humorous and enjoyable.