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4K Ultra HD Blu-ray

Birth

Call Number

  • 4K BLU-RAY DRAMA (CEN)

Edition

Director-approved 4K UHD + Blu-ray special edition.

Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Nicole Kidman, Lauren Bacall, Cameron Bright, Danny Huston, Arliss Howard, Peter Stormare, Ted Levine, Anne Heche.

Publication Information

[New York, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2026]

Physical Description

2 videodiscs (100 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (color illustrations ; 16 cm)

Audience

MPAA rating: R, for sexuality.

Summary

"Jonathan Glazer's second feature is a haunting cinematic enigma that explores the mysteries of the heart. Nicole Kidman delivers a masterfully multilayered performance as Anna, a widow still mourning the death of her husband a decade earlier when she meets Sean, a ten-year-old boy who claims to be his reincarnation--leading her into a wrenching confrontation with her own unresolved grief and desires. Featuring painterly cinematography by Harris Savides and a hypnotic orchestral score by Alexandre Desplat, Birth plays its outré premise with unflinching sincerity, yielding a profound emotional reverie on the possibilities of love beyond the physical realm."--Container.

Notes

This is a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and requires a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player; it will not play in standard Blu-ray or DVD players. For full 4K UHD effects, a 4K Ultra HD TV with HDR and a high-speed HDMI (category 2) cable are required.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2004.

Special features: New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Jonathan Glazer, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack ; one 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features ; interview from 2004 with Glazer and actor Nicole Kidman ; new documentary on the making of the film featuring behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with Glazer, producers, and members of the cast ; new program on the film's cinematography featuring interviews with camera operator Craig Haagensen and first assistant cameraman Eric Swanek ; trailer.

Contents

  • [Disc one.] 4K Ultra HD version
  • [Disc two.] Blu-ray version.

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