The curious case of Benjamin Button
(DVD)

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DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
097363337249

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General Note
Nominated for 10 Academy Awards, 5 Golden Globes and winner of numerous Film Festival awards.
General Note
Film based on the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
General Note
Special features of this DVD: widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital ; scene selection.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
Creation/Production Credits
Music, Alexandre Desplat.
Participants/Performers
Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Taraji P. Henson, Julia Ormond, Jason Flemying, Elias Koteas, Tilda Swinton.
Description
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 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 dies in childbirth, Benjamin is 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 they finally match up in age. Some of the revelations in Benjamin's diary are difficult for Caroline to read.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13 : for brief war violence, sexual content, language and smoking.
System Details
DVD.
Language
Audio tracks in English, dubbed French and dubbed Spanish ; subtitled in English, French and Spanish ; closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Awards
Academy Award; Best Visual Effects.
Awards
Academy Award; Best Achievement in Art Direction.
Awards
Academy Award; Best Achievement in Makeup.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Pitt, B., Blanchett, C., Henson, T. P., Ormond, J., Flemyng, J., Koteas, E., Swinton, T., Fincher, D., Fitzgerald, F. S. 1., & Desplat, A. (2009). The curious case of Benjamin Button . Paramount Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Brad Pitt et al.. 2009. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Paramount Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Brad Pitt et al.. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Paramount Home Entertainment, 2009.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Pitt, Brad, et al. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Paramount Home Entertainment, 2009.

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