primal

In 1961, a small child looks with fear into the eyes of a costumed Santa in New York City, a primal reaction that transcends decades.

The character’s loss is so tangible you can feel it through the screen as if she’s voicing the most primal version of grief possible.

Director Emerald Fennel's has said she wants to convey the "primal" feeling she had when she first read the book as a teenager.

But with Lawrence, someone so known for her authenticity, the connection is genuine, on full display as Grace spends the following months slipping between her personhood and her primal id.

Does that make him sort of a primal Louis?