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Birth (2004)

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User Rating: 6.0/10 (12,323 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Jonathan Glazer
Writers:
Jean-Claude Carrière (written by) &
Milo Addica (written by) ...
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Release Date:
3 November 2004 (France) more
Genre:
Drama | Mystery | Romance more
Tagline:
Be careful what you wish for. more
Plot:
A woman (Nicole Kidman) becomes convinced that a ten year old boy is the reincarnation of her dead husband. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 9 nominations more
User Comments:
Underrated more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Nicole Kidman ... Anna

Cameron Bright ... Young Sean
Danny Huston ... Joseph

Lauren Bacall ... Eleanor
Alison Elliott ... Laura

Arliss Howard ... Bob
Michael Desautels ... Sean

Anne Heche ... Clara

Peter Stormare ... Clifford
Ted Levine ... Mr. Conte
Cara Seymour ... Mrs. Conte
Joe M. Chalmers ... Sinclair
Novella Nelson ... Lee
Zoe Caldwell ... Mrs. Hill
Charles Goff ... Mr. Drummond
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Reencarnación (Argentina) (Chile) (Spain) [es]
Birth (France) [fr]
Birth - Io sono Sean (Italy) [it]
Gennisi (Greece) [el]
Naissance, La (Canada: French title) [fr]
Reencarnação (Brazil) [pt]
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MPAA:
Rated R for sexuality.
Runtime:
100 min
Country:
USA | Germany
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
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Trivia:
The type of cake served at Eleanor's birthday and which Sean has a left-over piece of is a Red Velvet Cake which is also known as a Waldorf Astoria Cake. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Toward the end of the film, when Anna first goes into the conference room to apologize to Joseph, the lights are on/off/on between shots. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Voice of Sean: Ok, let me say this... If I lost my wife and, uh, the next day, a little bird landed on my windowsill, looked me right in the eye, and in plain English said, 'Sean, it's me, Anna. I'm back' What could I say? I guess I'd believe her. Or I'd want to. I'd be stuck with a bird. But other than that, no. I'm a man of science. I just don't believe that mumbo-jumbo. Now, that's gonna have to be the last question. I need to go running before I head home.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2004-10-30)" (2004) more
Soundtrack:
Bridal March from 'Lohengrin' more

FAQ

How does it end?
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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Underrated, 11 March 2008
Author: MichaelElliott1 from Louisville, KY

Birth (2004)

*** 1/2 (out of 4)

Ten years after the death of her husband, a woman (Nicole Kidman) is about to remarry but she gets a visit from a 10-year-old boy (Cameron Bright) who claims to be her husband reincarnated. This is certainly a very strange, bizarre yet unique love story/thriller that asks a lot of deep questions but sadly none are really answered due to the lackluster ending. The first hour is certainly hard hitting stuff with some eerie atmosphere that goes a long way. Nicole Kidman turns in another brilliant and incredibly brave performance, which should have gotten more attention but I guess it was overlooked due to the controversy surrounding a couple scenes including the one with her and the kid in the bathtub together. What I enjoyed best was that the film played out as something from real life and not B.S. we see in a movie. The characters are all very mature, they think and act the way people do in life and not in some normal movie. Danny Huston and Lauren Bacall co-star. Anne Heche is also very good in a role I didn't even know it was her at first.

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