Birthday Girl R
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DVD-R Details
- Rated: R
- Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
- Released: May 4, 2021
- Originally Released: 2001
- Label: Miramax
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Nicole Kidman & Ben Chaplin | |
Performer: | Vincent Cassel & Mathieu Kassovitz | |
Directed by | Jez Butterworth | |
Edited by | Christopher Tellefsen | |
Screenwriting by | Tom Butterworth & Jez Butterworth | |
Composition by | Stephen Warbeck | |
Produced by | Steve Butterworth & Diana Phillips | |
Director of Photography: | Oliver Stapleton | |
Executive Production by | Paul Webster, Julie Goldstein, Colin Leventhal & Sydney Pollack |
Entertainment Reviews:
A deceptively clever romantic comedy that is also part caper, part thriller and a perfect vehicle for both Ms. Kidman and her talented co-star, Ben Chaplin.
Observer
...There are some beautifully nuanced scenes....Chaplin and Kidman have a fizzy chemistry...
Sight and Sound
It may not be particularly innovative, but the film's crisp, unaffected style and air of gentle longing make it unexpectedly rewarding.
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Village Voice
Rating: 2/5 --
O filme tenta ser comédia romântica, suspense erótico, thriller e assim por diante. A única que se salva é Kidman, belíssima como sempre e com um sotaque russo sedutor.
Cinema em Cena
Rating: 3/4 --
Simple but effective.
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Three Movie Buffs
...In a fierce black farce, BIRTHDAY GIRL's remixing of traditional genre elements tells you from frame one that a distinctive film sensibility is at work...
Los Angeles Times
Rating: 3/5 --
Uneven thriller isn't for kids. Kidman's great.
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Common Sense Media
Product Description:
At a London airport, shy bank clerk John (Ben Chaplin) watches passengers arriving from an international flight. He's waiting for his mail order bride to arrive from Russia. When she finally appears, she's not exactly what John had in mind--tall, thin, and gangly, with scruffy hair and rings around her eyes, Nadia (Nicole Kidman) seems worn, apprehensive, and tired. As he drives her home, John discovers she can't speak a word of English, but she does smoke prodigiously. He makes repeated calls to the agency that arranged the marriage, leaving messages that a mistake has been made. But although Nadia doesn't know any English, John soon discovers that she knows all about sex. He changes his mind about sending her back.
The opening of director Jez Butterworth's BIRTHDAY GIRL is amusing and raunchy. But the film takes off in another direction when, on Nadia's birthday, two boisterous Russians (exuberantly played by French actors Vincent Cassel and Matthieu Kassovitz) arrive and take over John's home. The clever, twisting narrative that follows is, by turns, surprising, funny, and suspenseful. Chaplin's thoughtful performance counterbalances Kidman's troubled volatile heroine, who is not who she seems to be.
The opening of director Jez Butterworth's BIRTHDAY GIRL is amusing and raunchy. But the film takes off in another direction when, on Nadia's birthday, two boisterous Russians (exuberantly played by French actors Vincent Cassel and Matthieu Kassovitz) arrive and take over John's home. The clever, twisting narrative that follows is, by turns, surprising, funny, and suspenseful. Chaplin's thoughtful performance counterbalances Kidman's troubled volatile heroine, who is not who she seems to be.
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Product Info
- Sales Rank: 74,396
- UPC: 810072541956
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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