DVD
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The curious case of Benjamin Button
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN, OSH)
Edition
Widescreen version.
Languages
English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Performers
Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Taraji P. Henson, Julia Ormond, Jason Flemying, Elias Koteas, Tilda Swinton.
Publication Information
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2009]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (165 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for brief war violence, sexual content, language and smoking.
Summary
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 is ages backwards, being born an old man. He is diagnosed with several aging diseases at birth and thus given little chance of survival. He does survive and gets younger with time. Although separated through the years, Daisy and Benjamin remain in contact throughout their lives, reconnecting in their forties when in age they finally match up. Some of the revelations in Benjamin's diary are difficult for Caroline to read.
Notes
Title from container.
Based on the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.