Birth (film)
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| 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 |
| Music by | Alexandre Desplat |
| Cinematography | Harris Savides |
| Edited by | Sam Sneade Claus Wehlisch |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
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96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$20 million |
| Box office | US$23,925,492 |
Birth is a 2004 American drama film directed by Jonathan Glazer, starring Nicole Kidman, Lauren Bacall, Danny Huston and Cameron Bright.
The film follows Anna (Kidman), the daughter of a prominent Manhattan-based family. Anna gradually becomes convinced that her deceased husband, Sean, has been reincarnated as a 10-year-old boy (also named Sean). Anna's initial scepticism is swayed by the child's intimate knowledge of the former married couple's life. Despite critical praise for various components of the film, including Kidman's acting and Glazer's direction, Birth received mixed reviews.
Distributed by New Line Cinema, the film's worldwide box office earnings total was US$23,925,492.
Sean and Anna (Nicole Kidman) are a married couple living in New York City. While scenes of Central Park are shown on screen, Sean is heard lecturing to an unseen audience, explaining that he does not believe in reincarnation. After the lecture he goes jogging, collapses, and dies. Ten years later, Anna has accepted a marriage proposal from her boyfriend, Joseph (Danny Huston).
When Clifford (Peter Stormare), Sean's brother, arrives at Anna's engagement party, his wife Clara (Anne Heche) excuses herself, saying she forgot to wrap Anna's gift. Instead, she buys a replacement after hurriedly burying the original gift while a young boy (Cameron Bright) secretly looks on.
At a party for Anna's mother (Lauren Bacall) the boy, who has followed Clara, claims to be Anna's deceased husband, Sean, and warns her not to marry Joseph. At first Anna dismisses the boy's claim. When Anna receives a letter from him the next day warning her not to marry Joseph she realizes the boy truly believes he is her reincarnated husband.
That night Anna and Joseph discuss the letter. Since the building watchman seems to know the boy and that his name is Sean, Joseph calls to get more information. When Sean answers the phone, Joseph rushes downstairs to confront him. He takes him to Sean's father (Ted Levine) and the three of them order Sean to leave Anna alone. Sean refuses to recant his story and Anna watches Sean collapse in his father's arms.
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