daryl hannah played ayla in clan of the cave bear.
daryl hannah played ayla in clan of the cave bear.
who plays ayla in clan of the cave bear?
daryl hannah
meanwhile, broud (joey cramer), the son of brun, disdains and shuns ayla at every turn during her childhood, and when they both reach adulthood, broud (thomas g. waites) brutally rapes ayla (daryl hannah) in an impulsive bid to demonstrate his total control over her. broud continues to assault ayla multiple times daily, sinking her into a depression that leaves her despondent and disinterested, and she soon becomes pregnant. iza explains to ayla that her unusual appearance compared to the rest of the clan will likely preclude her from obtaining a mate before she gives birth, a circumstance iza's people believe will bring bad luck to their settlement. ayla, having dreamed of being a mother for most of her life and now convinced that this may be her only chance due to her powerful totem, refuses iza's suggestion that she take medicine to lose the child. following a difficult pregnancy and a near-fatal labor, ayla rejoices in the birth of a son but, due to his appearance being an amalgamation of clan and other features, he is classified by the clan as deformed and he is almost taken away from her.
the clan of the cave bear (film)
the clan worships animal spirits, most notably ursus the cave bear, for, as is related in one of the best known clan legends, it was the spirit of the great cave bear that taught the clan to wear fur, live in caves, and store up reserves during the seasons of abundance in order to survive the winter. the honoring of ursus is what binds the clan together as a people, and it is for this reason that the bear ceremony, and feast of ursus which follows it, held at the clan gathering are the highest religious rituals of the clan. as described in chapter 22 of clan of the cave bear when brun's clan chanced to see a living cave bear on their way to the clan gathering, "but it was more than the tremendous size of the animal that held the clan spellbound. this was ursus, the personification of the clan itself. he was their kin, and more, he embodied their very essence. his bones alone were so sacred they could ward off any evil. the kinship they felt was a spiritual tie, far more meaningful than any physical one. it was through his spirit that all clans were united into one and meaning was given to the gathering they had traveled so far to attend. it was his essence that made them clan, the clan of the cave bear."
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