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Birth

Actor(s): Nicole Kidman, Cameron Bright, Danny Huston, Lauren Bacall, Alison Elliott
Director(s): Jonathan Glazer
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Details

MPAA Rating: R
Content Advisory: Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Adult Language, Sexual Situations
Movie Release: 2004
DVD Release: 04/19/2005
Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned
Audio Tracks: English
Subtitles: English, Spanish
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 40 mins
Studio: New Line Home Video
Total Copies: 33
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Psychological Drama
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Synopsis

Directed by Jonathan Glazer, Birth takes place in New York's Upper East Side, where Anna (Nicole Kidman), a 35-year-old widow, resides. Just as Anna has shaken off what she thought were the final remnants of her old life -- she has even found love with a new man, Joseph (Danny Huston), whom she plans on marrying -- Sean (Cameron Bright), a ten-year-old boy, comes into her life insisting that he is the reincarnation of her late husband. Though she initially brushes off the boy's claims as the result of a crush on her, his grave demeanor and uncanny knowledge of her life leads Anna through a self-reevaluation that not only threatens her marital plans with Joseph (Huston), but also strains her relationship with her mother, Eleanor (Lauren Bacall). ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide

Cast

Nicole Kidman - Anna
Cameron Bright - Sean Conte
Danny Huston - Joseph
Lauren Bacall - Eleanor
Alison Elliott - Laura

Awards

2004	Best Music Score (Runner-up) (winner)	Los Angeles Film Critics Association	Alexandre Desplat
2004	Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama (nominee)	Golden Globe	Nicole Kidman
2004	Best Young Actor (nominee)	Broadcast Film Critics Association	Cameron Bright

Editorial Review

Jonathan Glazer's sophomore directorial effort, the measured psychological drama Birth, may have failed to catch on with audiences, but it is a memorable moviegoing experience thanks in large part to the way the director's visual skills were augmented by ace cinematographer Harris Savides. The DVD release of the film offers a pristine anamorphic widescreen transfer that captures as much of their powerful collaboration as could be expected. English soundtracks are rendered in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Surround. There are no supplemental materials of any consequence, but those with a taste for visually rich films should find this disc worthwhile. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

Member Reviews

Johonna D. - EAGLE BUTTE, SD wrote on 9/29/2008...

This movie was so slow I actually fast forwarded a few times and still NOTHING happened. Alot of staring with music building up to NOTHING! What a waste of a credit. Now I know why I never heard of it before. Definately a waste of my time and electricity.

Duane S. - FORT WORTH, TX wrote on 5/3/2008...

1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.

This was a psychological thriller, for sure! I really liked it! Nicole husband has died. The next year or so, a small boy tells her that HE is her husband, Sean. He goes through intense questioning from police and family. Nicole slowly unwinds emotionally. She has many one-on-one talks with the boy and the facts of her husband's life are retold by the boy. If I tell you more, I'll reveal the ending. It's really good and unsettling to say the least.

Noranne G. - LAS VEGAS, NV wrote on 11/28/2007...

0 of 3 member(s) found this review helpful.

Former Library Copy with stickers. Plays fine.

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