Babel
(DVD)
Contributors
González Iñárritu, Alejandro, director,
Arriaga Jordán, Guillermo, 1958- screenwriter.
Kilik, Jon, producer.
Golin, Steve, producer.
Ruark, Ann, producer.
Arriaga Jordán, Guillermo, 1958- screenwriter.
Kilik, Jon, producer.
Golin, Steve, producer.
Ruark, Ann, producer.
Published
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2007].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (143 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Published
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2007].
Language
English
UPC
097363459842
Notes
General Note
Based on an idea by Guillermo Arriaga and Alejandro González Iñárritu.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.
Creation/Production Credits
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.
Participants/Performers
Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Gael García Bernal, Kôji Yakusho, Adriana Barraza, Rinko Kikuchi, Mustapha Rachidi.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD format, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound; Dolby Digital 2.0 surround sound.
Language
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.
Language
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Awards
Cannes Film Festival for Best Director, 2006, Alejandro González Iñárritu ; Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (Alejandro González Iñárritu) ; Technical Grand Prize (Stephen Mirrione).
Awards
Academy Award (2006) for Original Score (Santaolalla) ; also nominee including Best Picture, Best Director.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Americans -- Morocco -- Drama.
Communication -- Drama.
Deaf -- Japan -- Drama.
Drama.
Farmers -- Morocco -- Drama.
Fathers and daughters -- Japan -- Drama.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Firearms -- Morocco -- Drama.
Nannies -- California -- San Diego -- Drama.
Tourists -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Communication -- Drama.
Deaf -- Japan -- Drama.
Drama.
Farmers -- Morocco -- Drama.
Fathers and daughters -- Japan -- Drama.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Firearms -- Morocco -- Drama.
Nannies -- California -- San Diego -- Drama.
Tourists -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.