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Birth (2004) -- A woman (Nicole Kidman) becomes convinced that a ten year old boy is the reincarnation of her dead husband.
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Overview

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Director:
Jonathan Glazer
Writers:
Jean-Claude Carrière (written by) &
Milo Addica (written by) ...
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Release Date:
3 November 2004 (France) 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
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(48 articles)
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Promises, promises more (341 total)

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]
Рождение (Russia) [ru]
Birth (France) [fr]
Birth - Io sono Sean (Italy) [it]
Gennisi (Greece) [el]
La naissance (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
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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: When Anna steps in front of the hedge to pose for the wedding photographer, the hedge is clearly taller than her. In the next shot, the hedge is only waist-high and you can see the wedding party in the background. 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 The Work of Director Jonathan Glazer (2005) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Tonight You Belong to Me more

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86 out of 169 people found the following comment useful.
Promises, promises, 16 May 2005
2/10
Author: Miles Charrier from London, England

Alexander Desplat, the splendid composer of "Birth" starts us off in a such away that I though I was in for a real treat. Then Nicole Kidman, with her astonishingly beautiful, intense, intelligent face. Elegant fades to black, scrumptious cinematography. Then what? As soon as 10 year old boy makes his appearance telling her, them and us who he is, the film stops and dwells on that point without knowing where to go. Round and round and round again. Among the writers of "Birth" is listed the great Jean-Claude Carriere with amazing titles to his credit. I don't believe for a minute that he had anything to do with the appalling structure of this mess. The most frustrating feature of this film is that it promises a memorable journey within the first ten minutes and then ignores it, ignore us it cheated us. I really want to blame someone for this, who shall I call?

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