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Babel / Paramount Pictures and Paramount Vantage present ; an Anonymous Content production ; una produccíon de Zeta Film ; a Central Films production ; directed and produced by Alejandro González Iñárritu ; written by Guillermo Arriaga ; produced by Jon Kilik, Steve Golin, co-producer Ann Ruark.
A wealthy American couple touring Morocco become the focus of an international incident involving a poor Moroccan farmer. A San Diego nanny makes a disastrous decision to take her charges with her to a wedding in Mexico while her employers are absent. A deaf-mute Japanese teen tries to deal with a relationship with her father and the world in general that has been upended by the death of her mother.
Item details
- ISBN: 1415728550
- ISBN: 9781415728550
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (143 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: Hollywood, California : Paramount, [2007]
Contents / Notes
| General Note: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006. Based on an idea by Guillermo Arriaga and Alejandro González Iñárritu. Widescreen 1.85:1. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The rifle -- Search for a babysitter -- The accident -- Volleyball game -- Guilt sick -- Crossing the border -- In need of a doctor -- Police visit -- The gun trail -- Mexican wedding -- Local medicine -- Tokyo night -- On the run -- Border patrol -- No transportation -- Seduction -- Surrender -- Lost in the desert -- Reconnecting -- The silent shout -- Deported -- Leaving the village -- Father and daughter. |
| Restrictions on Access Note: | Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Rodrigo Prieto ; edited by Stephen Mirrione, Douglas Crise ; music by Gustavo Santaolalla ; costume designers, Michael Wilkinson, Gabriela Diaque, Miwako Kobayashi ; production designer, Brigitte Broch ; visual effects supervisor, Lon Molnar. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Gael García Bernal, Kôji Yakusho, Adriana Barraza, Rinko Kikuchi, Mustapha Rachidi. |
| Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: R; for violence, some graphic nudity, sexual content, language and some drug use. Canadian home video rating: 14A. |
| System Details Note: | DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound; Dolby Digital 2.0 surround sound. |
| Language Note: | Chiefly English dialogue; also includes Arabic, Spanish, Japanese, Japanese sign language, Berber dialogue with English subtitles; optional soundtrack in French; optional subtitles in English or Spanish; closed-captioned. |
| Awards Note: | Cannes Film Festival, 2006: Best Director (Alejandro González Iñárritu); Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (Alejandro González Iñárritu) ; Technical Grand Prize (Stephen Mirrione). Academy Awards, 2007: Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score (Gustavo Santaolalla) Golden Globes, 2007: Best Motion Picture - Drama. |
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