The curious case of Benjamin Button
(Video)

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Published
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2009].
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (165 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
1415748616, 9781415748619
UPC
097363337249

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
General Note
Based on the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
General Note
Title from container.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Claudio Miranda ; music, Alexandre Desplat ; production designer, Donald Graham Burt ; costume designer, jacqueline West.
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, Region 1, NTSC, widescreen; enhanced for 16:9 TVs, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Language
English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue; English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Awards
Oscar 2008, Winner: Best Art Direction (Art Direction: Donald Graham Burt; Set Decoration: Victor J. Zolto) ; Best Makeup (Greg Cannom); and Best Visual Effects (Eric Carba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Carrom). Academy Awards, 3 winners including best visual effects in 2008.

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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 (Widescreen ed.). Paramount Home Entertainment.

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

Kathleen Kennedy et al.. 2009. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Paramount Home Entertainment.

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

Kathleen Kennedy et al.. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Paramount Home Entertainment, 2009.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Kennedy, Kathleen, et al. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Widescreen ed., Paramount Home Entertainment, 2009.

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