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Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Uniform Title:

Curious case of Benjamin Button (Motion picture)

Title:

The curious case of Benjamin Button [videorecording] / Paramount Pictures & Warner Bros. Pictures present a Kennedy/Marshall production ; produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Ceán Chaffin ; screen story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord ; screenplay by Eric Roth ; directed by David Fincher.

Publisher, Date:

Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2009]

Description:

1 videodisc (165 min.) : sd., color ; 4 3/4 in.

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 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.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: PG-13; for brief war violence, sexual content, language and smoking.

Subjects:

Infants -- Diseases -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Drama.

Human beings -- Aging -- Drama.

Man-woman relationships -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Drama.

Adoptive parents -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Drama.

Diaries -- Drama.

Fantasy films.

Detective and mystery films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Feature films.

New Orleans (La.) -- Drama.

Other Author:

Kennedy, Kathleen, 1954-

Marshall, Frank.

Chaffin, Ceán.

Roth, Eric, 1945-.

Swicord, Robin.

Fincher, David.

Pitt, Brad, 1963-

Blanchett, Cate, 1969-

Henson, Taraji P.

Ormond, Julia.

Flemyng, Jason.

Ali, Mahershala, 1974-

Koteas, Elias, 1961-

Harris, Jared, 1961-

Somerville, Phyllis.

Swinton, Tilda.

Desplat, Alexandre.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940. Curious case of Benjamin Button.

Paramount Pictures Corporation.

Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )

Kennedy/Marshall Company.

Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)

Notes:

From the short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.

Director of photography, Claudio Miranda ; editors, Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall ; music, Alexandre Desplat.

Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Taraji P. Henson, Julia Ormond, Jason Flemyng, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Jared Harris, Elias Koteas, Phyllis Somerville, Tilda Swinton.

DVD; Region 1; NTSC; widescreen format; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue; English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

2008 Oscar winners: Best Art Direction; Best Makeup; Best Visual Effects.

ISBN:

1415748616

9781415748619

Publisher Number:

33372

333724

Other Number:

310781322

System Availability:

2

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

2

Control Number:

431770

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD MOVIE Curious

Medium:

[videorecording]