>We get to see glimpses of Smilla's early childhood in Greenland,
and I can't believe I didn't notice this scene the first time I saw the
film.  Smilla is about 4 or 5, they are out on the ice in bright sun, and
her mother sits down, pulls her parka aside exposing one breast clearly, and
Smilla flops down to nurse.  It isn't commented on at all, but we learn
shortly thereafter that the mother died while hunting, when Smilla was 6,
and that this loss is a shadow which continues to darken her life as an
adult.<

Its in the book too.

If you want a really great eco-feminist fantasy/scifi read where the plot
incorporates breastfeeding integrally, I recommend The Singer From the Sea
by Sherri Tepper (2000).

Magda Sachs
Breastfeeding Supporter, BfN, UK

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