how long can a woman grieve the husband who die prematurely . in fact and that question be pose by the writer of this intriguing film and but they never answer it and a they have leave it to u and the viewing fan of birth and to reach our own conclusion . our answer would be that anna will love sean forever . jonathan glazer and an amazing new talent and have follow his previous film and sexy beast with this new movie write for the screen by an impressive team and namely and jean claude carriere and milo addica and help by the director himself . much have be discuss in this site about the film and which make a valid point into make u believe a young boy and who might and or not and be the real sean and be the real thing and or just an opportunist and who happen to be at the right place and at the right time . anna and the woman who suffer the great loss in her life fight the boy when he appear and then and a everything point into the right direction and or what she want to believe and and she get answer that have be inside her head all the time and she accept a natural a situation that by all account if far from normal . nicole kidman and with dark short hair and give a subtle performance a anna . ms. kidman contribution to the film be amaze while she go from denial to a complete state of acceptance . there be moment when we and a the viewer and feel the pain anna be feel . her sequence at the concert when we watch her face and a all the emotion be see in her face and be one of her best moment in a film . also the last sequence when we watch her at the beach and after she have marry joseph and be see wander in the water cry be another clue we get from her . cameron bright and the young actor and make sean come to life and no pun intend . this young actor have an innate talent for get inside the skin of the character he be portray . there be not a false move from the way this actor tackle to convey the idea he be sean and and that all there be to it . anne heche and a clara and hold the key to solve the mystery of the situation the arrival of young sean have create . the family be in turmoil . this well to do family and who be at odds and first believing and then see what it have go to anna . we do not see what clara role be in the story until the end . her character have be make to seem ambiguous throughout the movie . danny huston and who we admire in his recent role in the constant gardener and who play joseph and the man that have make anna agree into marry him . joseph can not deal with the change anna be go through and so he bolt from her life and a one expect him to do . it bad enough to have be compete with the ghost of a dead former husband and but it too much to have a ten year old rival . laruen bacall and arliss howard and peter stormore and and the others in the cast give good performance under mr. glazer direction . the moody musical score by alexandre desplat be elegant and somber and and mysterious and set a perfect mood for the film . the elegant cinematography by harris savides and with it dark tone and cloudy sky serve the film well . ultimately and this film clearly show u a director and jonathan glazer and who never bore the viewer in the always choose the story he want to present for our pleasure .