The curious case of Benjamin Button

Fincher, David, (film director.). Kennedy, Kathleen, 1954- (film producer.). Marshall, Frank, (film producer.). Chaffin, Ceán, (film producer.). Roth, Eric, 1945- (screenwriter.). Swicord, Robin, (screenwriter.). Pitt, Brad, 1963- (actor.). Blanchett, Cate, 1969- (actor.). Henson, Taraji P., (actor.). Ormond, Julia, (actor.). Flemyng, Jason, (actor.). Koteas, Elias, 1961- (actor.). Swinton, Tilda, (actor.). Miranda, Claudio, (director of photography.). Baxter, Kirk, (editor of moving image work.). Wall, Angus, (editor of moving image work.). Desplat, Alexandre, (composer (expression)). Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott) 1896-1940 Motion picture adaption of (work): Curious case of Benjamin Button. (Added Author). Paramount Pictures Corporation, (presenter,, production company.). Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ), (presenter,, production company.). Criterion Collection (Firm), (publisher.). Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Taraji P. Henson, Julia Ormond, Jason Flemying, Elias Koteas, Tilda Swinton. (Cast).

Summary: Daisy Fuller Williams is on her deathbed in a New Orleans hospital the day that Hurricane Katrina hits. At her side is her adult daughter, Caroline. Daisy asks Caroline to read to her aloud from the diary of Daisy's lifelong friend, Benjamin Button. Benjamin's diary recounts his entire extraordinary life. The unusual aspect of his life is that he is ages backwards, being born an old man. He is diagnosed with several aged diseases at birth and thus given little chance of survival. He does survive and gets younger with time. Abandoned by Thomas Button, his biological father, after Benjamin's biological mother died in childbirth. Benjamin was raised by Queenie, a black woman and caregiver at a seniors home. Daisy's grandmother was a resident, which is where she first met Benjamin. Although separated through the years, Daisy and Benjamin remain in contact throughout their lives, reconnecting in their forties when in age they finally match up. Some of the revelations in Benjamin's diary are difficult for Caroline to read.

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ISBN: 9781415748978
ISBN: 1415748977
Physical Description: videodisc
2 videodiscs (165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (6 pages ; 19 cm).
Edition: Director-approved two-disc special edition.
Publisher: [Irvington, New York] : Criterion Collection, [2009]
Copyright: ©2009

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General Note:	Wide screen (2.40:1). From the short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Originally released as a motion picture in 2008. Special features: interviews with Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett; audio commentary with David Fincher; footage of visual effects and makeup techniques; examination of the motion-capture process aging Brad Pitt; interview with Alexander Desplat; featurette on storyboards, costumes and direction; stills galleries.
Formatted Contents Note:	[Disc 1]. Feature film -- [Disc 2]. The supplements.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Claudio Miranda ; editors, Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall; music, Alexandre Desplat.
Participant or Performer Note:	Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Taraji P. Henson, Julia Ormond, Jason Flemying, Elias Koteas, Tilda Swinton.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG-13; for brief war violence, sexual content, language and smoking.
System Details Note:	DVD; NTSC; region 1; surround; 5.1 Dolby Digital.
Language Note:	English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

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