Benedict Cumberbatch stars in 'Grief Is the Thing with Feathers', an adaptation of Max Porter's book, where he portrays a father dealing with his wife's death. At Sundance 2025, he talked about closing the cultural gap in understanding male grief, especially within British contexts. He describes the film as a unique exploration of grief, featuring an imaginative take with a talking crow symbolizing various emotions. Cumberbatch emphasizes the complex, evolving nature of grief, highlighting its long-term impacts on normal life and personal identity.
It's not always in the full face of the storm at the funeral, at the moment of death, or even the few days after that loss.
You imagine what that is in its usual format in an indie film, and this is a very, very unique and different take on all the colors of grief.
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