The curious case of Benjamin Button
(Video DVD)
Contributors
Kennedy, Kathleen, 1954- Producer
Marshall, Frank Producer
Chaffin, Ceán Producer
Roth, Eric, 1945- Screenwriter
Swicord, Robin Screenwriter
Marshall, Frank Producer
Chaffin, Ceán Producer
Roth, Eric, 1945- Screenwriter
Swicord, Robin Screenwriter
Published
Hollywood, Calif. : [Irvington, NY] : Paramount Home Entertainment ; Criterion Collection, [2009].
Edition
[Special ed.].
Status
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Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Coos Bay Public Library - Adult/General - Video | CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON [2008] | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Adoptive parents -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Drama.
Detective and mystery films
Diaries -- Drama.
Fantasy films.
Feature films
Fiction films
Film adaptations
Fitzgerald, F. Scott -- (Francis Scott), -- 1896-1940 -- Film adaptations
Human beings -- Aging -- Drama.
Infants -- Diseases -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Detective and mystery films
Diaries -- Drama.
Fantasy films.
Feature films
Fiction films
Film adaptations
Fitzgerald, F. Scott -- (Francis Scott), -- 1896-1940 -- Film adaptations
Human beings -- Aging -- Drama.
Infants -- Diseases -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
More Details
Published
Hollywood, Calif. : [Irvington, NY] : Paramount Home Entertainment ; Criterion Collection, [2009].
Format
Video DVD
Edition
[Special ed.].
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (165 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
097361430645
Notes
General Note
From the short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008
General Note
Title from container
General Note
Special features: Commentary; four part documentary
Creation/Production Credits
Music, Alexandre Desplat ; director of photography, Claudio Miranda ; editors, Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall
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 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
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for brief war violence, sexual content, language and smoking
System Details
DVD, NTSC, widescreen 2.40:1 apsect ratio; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround
Language
English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kennedy, K., Marshall, F., Chaffin, C., Roth, E., Swicord, R., Fincher, D., Pitt, B., Blanchett, C., Henson, T. P., Ormond, J., Flemyng, J., Koteas, E., Swinton, T., Desplat, A., & Fitzgerald, F. S. 1. (2009). The curious case of Benjamin Button ([Special ed.].). Paramount Home Entertainment ; Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kathleen Kennedy et al.. 2009. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Paramount Home Entertainment ; Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kathleen Kennedy et al.. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Paramount Home Entertainment ; Criterion Collection, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kennedy, Kathleen, et al. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button [Special ed.]., Paramount Home Entertainment ; Criterion Collection, 2009.
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