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Birth
Careful what you wish for.
It took Anna 10 years to recover from the death of her husband, Sean, but now she's on the verge of marrying her boyfriend, Joseph, and finally moving on. However, on the night of her engagement party, a young boy named Sean turns up, saying he is her dead husband reincarnated. At first she ignores the child, but his knowledge of her former husband's life is uncanny, leading her to believe that he might be telling the truth.
- Original title
- Birth
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $20,000,000
- Revenue
- $23,900,000
John Chard
Mar 20, 2015 · via TMDB
You know I loved Sean so much, and its been so long that I still can't get him out of my system. I remember when it was released in 2004, there was a big hurrah about "the" bath scene, many vitriolic complaints about how slow it was, how not scary it was et al. Birth is many wonderful film making things, of course not all of those things will resonate or enthral many of the movie watching populace, yet there is such craft on both sides of the camera here, and an atmospherically ambiguous bloodline pulsing throughout, that marks it out as a particularly striking film. Plot finds Nicole Kidman as Anna, who is about to be re-married but finds her world tipped upside down when a young boy (Cameron Bright) arrives on the scene and announces he is the reincarnation of her dead first husband... Director Jonathan Glazer and his co-writers Jean-Claude Carrière & Milo Addica are purposely being vague, I mean lets face it, the topic to hand is exactly that, vague, and ripe for countless hours of discussion. The film simmers along deftly, meditations on love, grief and anger are skilfully portrayed by all involved. Even a birthing tunnel metaphor doesn't come off as self indulgent, from the off Glazer wants and gets those interested in the story to buy into the hypnotic qualities on show. To jump on board with Anna's fragility while all around her battle for rhyme or reason with her mindset. In truth it's a hard sell as a piece of entertainment, there's still today, over a decade since it was released, people miffed that the hinted at supernatural elements are not key to the narrative. While the thin line of good and bad taste - and maybe even pretentiousness - is being tested by the makers, but the charges of Birth being dull are just wrong. It never shows its hand, the mystery always remains strong, while Kidman and Lauren Bacall are reason enough to admire the acting craft on show. Hated by many, inducing even anger in some quarters, Birth is a tantalising picture. A conundrum designed to get a response, for better or worse. 8/10
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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
Novella Nelson
Lee
Zoe Caldwell
Mrs. Hill
Milo Addica
Jimmy
Tessa Auberjonois
Woman in Lobby
Jordan Lage
Peter
T. Ryder Smith
Waiter
Gregory Dann
Secretary
Lisa Barnes
Clara's Neighbor
Carl Burrows
Businessman (uncredited)
David Copeland
Usher (uncredited)
Yvonne Sayers
Opera Socialite (uncredited)
Sean Oliver
Voice of Sean (uncredited)
John Nyomarkay
Assistant Art Director
Kevin Thompson
Production Design
Craig Haagensen
"A" Camera Operator
Harris Savides
Director of Photography
Catherine George
Costume Assistant
Tim Monich
Dialect Coach
Peter Bucossi
Stunt Coordinator
David Copeland
Stunts
Don Hewitt Sr.
Stunts
Roy Farfel
Stunts
Jonathan Glazer
Director
Charles Quinlivan
Rigging Grip
Brendan Donnison
ADR Voice Casting
Erika Spring Forster
Art Department Production Assistant
Avy Kaufman
Casting
Jessica Daniels
Casting Assistant
Jean-Louis Piel
Producer
Kris Chevannes
ADR Recordist
Alexandre Desplat
Conductor
Alexandre Desplat
Orchestrator
Alexandre Desplat
Original Music Composer
Johnnie Burn
Sound Designer
Jean-Claude Carrière
Screenplay
Jonathan Glazer
Screenplay
Milo Addica
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Noel
Oct 29, 2004
