Amanda Seyfried excels in empathetic postpartum drama A Mouthful of Air
features an unprecedented moment in cinematic history: a cautionary note, what some may call it a trigger warning, placed right at the beginning. “The following film may be upsetting to people with a history of depression and anxiety. Viewer discretion is advised.”
It would be easy to dismiss the tactic – typically used for TV movies-of-the-week or “very special” episodes – as cheap, histrionic or unnecessarily coddling. But, like the rest of director Amy Koppleman’s new drama, this warning feels necessary.is a genuinely upsetting work, and I wouldn’t judge anyone – whether you have a history of mental-health issues or not – from walking away once things get rough.takes a beat to register its narrative and thematic intentions.
Adapting her own 2003 novel, Koppleman keeps things grounded, spare and refreshingly small-scale. Although her screenplay too eagerly jumps around in time, it never forgets that in order for us to care about Julie’s state of mind, we have to care about the stakes of her life, too. Her career, her marriage, her baby boy.
A Mouthful of Air is a serious portrait of depression, specifically one amplified by postpartum life.
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