| Birth | |
|---|---|
 Birth film poster | |
| Directed by | Jonathan Glazer |
| Produced by | Lizie Gower, Nick Morris, Jean-Louis Piel |
| Written by | Jean-Claude Carrière, Milo Addica, Jonathan Glazer |
| Starring | Nicole Kidman, Cameron Bright Danny Huston, Lauren Bacall, |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
| Release date(s) | September 8, 2004 |
| Running time | 96 min approx |
| Language | English |
| Budget | ~ US$20,000,000 |
| All Movie Guide profile | |
| IMDb profile | |
Birth is a 2004 film directed by Jonathan Glazer and starring Nicole Kidman, Lauren Bacall, Danny Huston and Cameron Bright. The story is about a young widow from a prominent Manhattan-based family named Anna (played by Kidman) who slowly becomes convinced that her husband, Sean, who died ten years previously, has been reincarnated in the form of a 10-year-old boy also named Sean (Bright). At first Anna is skeptical, but Sean's intimate knowledge of their past makes her think twice. Commercially, the movie was unremarkable. Distributed by New Line Cinema, it earned 12th position on its opening weekend, garnering $1,705,577 with bookings at 550 screens. The combined worldwide total box office was $23,925,492, with $5,095,038 in the United States and $18,830,454 abroad.[1] Despite some praise for Kidman's portrayal (which earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination) and Glazer's direction, as well as Harris Savides's cinematography and Alexandre Desplat's score, the film generally received middling reviews. The film was considered an "Art-House Hit". Tagline: Careful what you wish for.
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Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Controversy
The movie generated controversy due to a scene wherein Kidman shares a bath with Bright, both apparently naked. In fact, Bright was never naked and the two actors were never even in the same room during the filming of the bath scene apart from one camera shot, and when this shot happened both actors wore special clothes that were not visible to the camera.[2]
References
External links
- Official site
- Birth at the Internet Movie Database
- Why Is This Film Called Birth? Investigating Jonathan Glazer’s Mystery of the Heart Essay at 24LiesASecond
- "Giving Birth to a Scandal", by Sheila Johnston for the Telegraph (29 Oct 2004)
- Interview with Jonathan Glazer by Dave Calhoun for Time Out (26 Oct 2004)
- Interview with Jonathan Glazer (Birth) by Daniel Robert Epstein for Suicide Girls
