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
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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. Birth movie poster. ... Jonathan Glazer Jonathan Glazer (born 1966 in London) is an English director of films, commercials and music videos. ... Jean-Claude Carrière (born September 19, 1931 in Colombières-sur-Orb, Hérault, France) is a screenwriter and actor. ... Jonathan Glazer Jonathan Glazer (born 1966 in London) is an English director of films, commercials and music videos. ... Nicole Mary Kidman AC (born June 20, 1967), is an Australian [1] actress. ... Cameron Douglas Bright (born January 26, 1993[1]) is a Canadian child actor. ... Danny Huston is a Hollywood film director, the brother of actress Anjelica Huston, the son of legendary director John Huston, and the grandson of Academy Award-winning actor Walter Huston. ... Betty Joan Perske (born on September 16, 1924), better known as Lauren Bacall, is a Golden Globe– and Tony Award–winning, as well as Academy Award–nominated, American film and stage actress. ... New Line Cinema, founded in 1967, is one of the major American film studios. ... is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour and to 60 seconds. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... USD redirects here. ... The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Jonathan Glazer Jonathan Glazer (born 1966 in London) is an English director of films, commercials and music videos. ... Nicole Mary Kidman AC (born June 20, 1967), is an Australian [1] actress. ... Betty Joan Perske (born on September 16, 1924), better known as Lauren Bacall, is a Golden Globe– and Tony Award–winning, as well as Academy Award–nominated, American film and stage actress. ... Danny Huston is a Hollywood film director, the brother of actress Anjelica Huston, the son of legendary director John Huston, and the grandson of Academy Award-winning actor Walter Huston. ... Cameron Douglas Bright (born January 26, 1993[1]) is a Canadian child actor. ...

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".^{[citation needed]} New Line Cinema, founded in 1967, is one of the major American film studios. ... USD redirects here. ... The Golden Globe Award The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... Harris Savides (born September 28, 1957) is a contemporary American cinematographer. ... Alexandre Michel Desplat (born August 23, 1961 in Paris, France) is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning film composer. ...

Tagline: Careful what you wish for.

Cast

Nicole Mary Kidman AC (born June 20, 1967), is an Australian [1] actress. ... Cameron Douglas Bright (born January 26, 1993[1]) is a Canadian child actor. ... Danny Huston is a Hollywood film director, the brother of actress Anjelica Huston, the son of legendary director John Huston, and the grandson of Academy Award-winning actor Walter Huston. ... Betty Joan Perske (born on September 16, 1924), better known as Lauren Bacall, is a Golden Globe– and Tony Award–winning, as well as Academy Award–nominated, American film and stage actress. ... Alison Elliott (born 19 May 1970) is an American actress. ... Arliss Howard (born Leslie Richard Howard on October 18, 1954 in Independence, Missouri) is an American actor, writer and film director, best known for his roles in Full Metal Jacket and Ruby, and for directing the film Big Bad Love (starring his wife Debra Winger). ... Anne Celeste Heche (IPA: ) (born May 25, 1969) is an American actress, director and screenwriter. ...   (born August 27, 1953) is a Swedish-American film, stage, voice and television actor as well as a theatrical director and playwright. ... Ted Levine (born May 29, 1957 in Parma, Ohio) is an American actor best known for playing the serial killer Buffalo Bill in the 1991 blockbuster thriller The Silence of the Lambs. ... Cara Seymour is an English actress of both stage and screen. ...

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

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