Birth

Starring: Lauren Bacall, Nicole Kidman Original UK Premiere: 2004 Dvd Release: 2nd May, 2005 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen, Region 2 Encoding

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A potentially fascinating plot - exploring the possibilities of reincarnation, is largely wasted by flat & painfully slow delivery.

Even the usually dependable Ms Kidman just looks like she's going through the motions here, & the legendary Lauren Bacall is utterly wasted.

A couple of inspired moments - the growing jealousy of Kidman's fiancee and, of course, the famous bath scene, raise the interest momentarily & just about save this from being a lone-star movie but, believe me, you will feel totally cheated by the ending. An opportunity wasted.

Lauren Bacall is an American film & stage actress. Born in New York, New York as Betty Joan Perske, Bacall studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts & made her acting debut on Broadway in 1942. She made her film debut in 1944. Bacall was married to Humphrey Bogart from 1945 until his death in 1957 & to Jason Robards from 1961 until their divorce in 1969. She is the mother of two sons, news producer Stephen Bogart & actor Sam Robards & one daughter Leslie Bogart, who became a nurse. Bacalls first motion picture was To Have & Have Not, in which she appeared with Humphrey Bogart. She also starred with Bogart in The Big Sleep, Dark Passage & Key Largo. How to Marry a Millionaire, Written on the Wind, Harper, Murder on the Orient Express, The Shootist & Diamonds. She was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for her role in The Mirror Has Two Faces. Bacalls Broadway stage roles have included Goodbye, Charley in 1959, Cactus Flower in 1965, Applause in 1970 & Woman of the Year in 1981. Lauren Bacall has written two autobiographies, Lauren Bacall By Myself & Now. Posters Of Lauren Bacall

Editors Choice: Birth, Misery, Appointment With Death, The Shootist, Written On The Wind, Northwest Frontier, The Big Sleep, Marilyn Monroe, View DVDology

Nicole Kidman is an Australian actress & singer. Kidman is the daughter of Dr Antony David Kidman & his wife Janelle Ann. Her father was a cancer research specialist in Washington, D,C ; because of which Nicole was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. The family returned to Australia when Nicole four years old. when Tony Kidman took on a lectureship at the University of Technology, Sydney. Nicole’s studied first at the North Sydney High School. She had started taking ballet lessons when she was three & this led to studies at St. Martins Youth Theatre in Melbourne, the Australian Theatre for Young People in Sydney & then to the Philip Street Theatre, where she majored in voice production & theatre history. She had dropped out of North Sydney Girls High School at the time her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer & Kidman concentrated on her family responsibilities until her mothers recovery. Her first appearance on film came in 1983 when, as a 15 year-old, she appeared in the Pat Wilson music video for the song Bop Girl. Posters Of Nicole Kidman

Editors Choice: Bewitched, Moulin Rouge, The Interpreter, Birth, Cold Mountain, Dogville, The Human Stain, The Stepford Wives, View DVDology

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