The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)
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| Directed by | David Fincher |
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| Screenplay by | Eric Roth |
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald |
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| Music by | Alexandre Desplat |
| Cinematography | Claudio Miranda |
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166 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $167 million |
| Box office | $333.9 million |
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a 2008 American romantic fantasy drama film directed by David Fincher. The storyline by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord is loosely based on the 1922 short story of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The film stars Brad Pitt as a man who ages in reverse and Cate Blanchett as the love interest throughout his life.
The film was released in North America on December 25, 2008 to positive reviews. The film went on to receive thirteen Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director for Fincher, Best Actor for Pitt and Best Supporting Actress for Taraji P. Henson, and won three, for Best Art Direction, Best Makeup, and Best Visual Effects.
In August 2005, elderly Daisy Fuller is on her deathbed in a New Orleans hospital as Hurricane Katrina approaches; she asks her daughter, Caroline, to read aloud from the diary of Benjamin Button.
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