Birth
Director : Jonathan Glazer Producer : Lizie Gower, Nick Morris, Jean-Louis Piel, Wang Wei
Music : Alexandre Desplat
Screen Play : Milo Addica, Jean Claude, Carrire, Jonathan Glazer
Release Date: October 29, 2004 (U.S)
Language : English
Cast :Anna : Nicole Kidman
10 years boy : Cameron Bright
Joshep : Danny Huston
Laura : Alison Elliot
Bob : Arliss Howard
Eleanor : Lauren Bacall
Clera : Anne HecheClifford :Peter Stormare
Birth opened with a uncustomary scene, a long tracking shot of a jogger, in a gloomy snowy morning with a captivating melodious music. Suddenly the jogger fall in the ground under a bridge. It was difficult to understand what happened in that moment. But after second shot that incident was emerged with a full story.
Anna and her family was going to celebrate her mother’s birthday. A ten years boy came to meet Anna. He wanted to talk to her alone. Anna went to kitchen with that unknown boy. There he revealed himself as Anna’s reincarnated husband Sean. It was unbelievable for Anna and for her family too. Anna loved Sean so much. She took 10 years to over come the sudden shock. Anna had lost her husband 10 years ago but she couldn’t forget him. After a prolonged turmoil Anna had accepted the offer from Joshep and agreed to marry him. But the ten years boy forced her to think again about Sean. He claimed himself as Sean and was telling every incident related to his past life. No one could deny him. Anna was confused. His tidbit Story made Anna feel that her dead husband had come back. Her love for Sean still alive and slowly....slowly her disbelief converted in to belief . Anna’s mother warned her that it was illegal to make sexual relation with a ten years boy. What Anna did then? What about that ten years boy? Was he really reincarnated Sean? Watch the movie Birth. You will get your answer.
’Reincarnation’ itself is a controversial word. May be dozen of movies have been made with this plot. But in Birth, Director Jonathan Glazer placed the fact of ’REBORN’ in a very mystical way.
Nicole Kid man as Anna had done well. Some times her non-verbal expression spellbound me. Cameron Bright as reincarnated Sean acted with intensity and hostility. He was in right approach. It was impossible to deny him as reborn Sean in the movie for his matured expression. His mystical action made the movie unforgettable. Peter Stormare, Anne Heche, Arliss Howard and others had done their job impressively. Most of the scenes went through in low light condition. These gloomy shots brought an extra effect on the story. Remarkable music of Alexandra Desplat brought life in the Birth. Birth started with a suspense and throughout the story we had to believe the unbelievable fact of reincarnation. A key was produced to unlock the secret of Birth at the end of the movie and the whole facts were emerge like a Cristal clear water one after another.
Birth is truly a superb creation.... So don’t miss it.