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The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

2009 · 175 min

A meticulous, inside-baseball look at filmmaking that rewards patience with fascinating process details.

Directed by
David Prior
Genres
Documentary
Overview
A documentary about the making of David Fincher's 2008 film THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON. Virtually every element in the evolution of the Fincher's film is documented here, from the project's attachment to numerous other directors during the 1990s, to its shoot in 2006 and 2007 in New Orleans, to its complex, CGI-intensive postproduction process.
How it feels
Earnest, warm and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Art, work, ambition, obsession
Content
Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
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Genres
Documentary
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

Cast

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
David Prior
Starring
David Fincher, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Joshua Donen, Eric Roth, Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, William Doyle
Music
Alexandre Desplat
Runtime
175 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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