{"id":14828,"date":"2023-02-03T22:54:24","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T03:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=14828"},"modified":"2023-12-12T05:57:28","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T10:57:28","slug":"exclusive-video-interview-writer-director-bess-wohl-on-a-refreshing-perspective-on-maternity-in-baby-ruby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=14828","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive Video Interview: Writer-director Bess Wohl on a Refreshing Perspective on Maternity in \u2018Baby Ruby\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHJXaNHan3UWwwUKozSB2BQ\">Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s something very sweet about bringing a baby into the world, but the way in which it\u2019s typically portrayed both in cinema and in society is that it\u2019s an entirely positive experience. For many, it\u2019s a very difficult process filled with agony and an inability to keep up with everything that\u2019s going on.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urologicalcare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/png\/cipro.html\">cipro over the counter<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<p> It\u2019s an important perspective that filmmaker Bess Wohl, in her directorial debut, felt she needed to share in <strong><em>Baby Ruby<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>I had the chance to speak with Wohl about her own inspirations for this film \u2013 which she clarifies is not autobiographical \u2013 and whether she would want expectant mothers and her own children to watch it. We also discussed the casting of stars No\u00e9mie Merlant and Kit Harington in the lead roles.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the video above, and read below for an official summary and where to watch.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urologicalcare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/png\/wellbutrin.html\">wellbutrin over the counter<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14829\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14829\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-14829\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Baby-Ruby-1024x527.jpg\" alt=\"Baby Ruby\" width=\"696\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Baby-Ruby-1024x527.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Baby-Ruby-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Baby-Ruby-768x395.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Baby-Ruby-696x358.jpg 696w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Baby-Ruby-1068x550.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Baby-Ruby-816x420.jpg 816w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Baby-Ruby.jpg 1166w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14829\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Magnet Releasing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Film summary:<\/p>\n<p>BABY RUBY tells the story of Jo, a successful lifestyle entrepreneur who is happily pregnant, awaiting the arrival of her first child. But soon after Jo welcomes baby Ruby home, something starts to feel off&#8211; even though she&#8217;s assured it&#8217;s all perfectly normal. Is something wrong with her? Is something wrong with Ruby? And why are the seemingly perfect neighborhood moms so desperate to befriend her? As Jo fights to protect herself and her baby, she is plunged into a waking fever dream where everyone is a threat and nothing is what it seems. At last, she must confront the truth of her own darkness and contend with the ultimate human sacrifice: The one mothers make for their children.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urologicalcare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/png\/orlistat.html\">orlistat over the counter<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/author\/abe-friedtanzer\/\">Check out more of Abe Friedtanzer\u2019s articles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"4dhrL0MpJhE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Baby Ruby - Official Trailer | Starring No\u00e9mie Merlant and Kit Harington | Opens February 3\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4dhrL0MpJhE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong><em>Baby Ruby<\/em> <\/strong>premieres in theaters and on VOD on Friday, February 3<sup>rd<\/sup>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. There\u2019s something very sweet about bringing a baby into the world, but the way in which it\u2019s typically portrayed both in cinema and in society is that it\u2019s an entirely positive experience. For many, it\u2019s a very difficult process filled with agony and an&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":14872,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[4864,13945,13944,10509,1376,3710,13946,13947,12126],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Exclusive Video Interview: Writer-director Bess Wohl on a Refreshing Perspective on Maternity in \u2018Baby Ruby\u2019 | Cinema Daily US<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Writer-director Bess Wohl discusses her own inspirations behind her directorial debut, Baby Ruby, coming to theaters and VOD on February 3rd.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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