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Birthday Girl
2001
At a London airport, shy bank clerk John (Ben Chaplin) watches passengers arriving from an international flight. He's waiting for his mail order bride to arrive from Russia. When she finally appears, she's not exactly what John had in mind--tall, thin, and gangly, with scruffy hair and rings around her eyes, Nadia (Nicole .. Read more
| Starring | Nicole Kidman, Ben Chaplin, Vincent Cassel, Mathieu Kassovitz |
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| Director | Jez Butterworth |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama |
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Birthday Girl
At a London airport, shy bank clerk John (Ben Chaplin) watches passengers arriving from an international flight. He's waiting for his mail order bride to arrive from Russia. When she finally appears, she's not exactly what John had in mind--tall, thin, and gangly, with scruffy hair and rings around her eyes, Nadia (Nicole Kidman) seems worn, apprehensive, and tired. As he drives her home, John discovers she can't speak a word of English, but she does smoke prodigiously. He makes repeated calls to the agency that arranged the marriage, leaving messages that a mistake has been made. But although Nadia doesn't know any English, John soon discovers that she knows all about sex. He changes his mind about sending her back.
The opening of director Jez Butterworth's BIRTHDAY GIRL is amusing and raunchy. But the film takes off in another direction when, on Nadia's birthday, two boisterous Russians (exuberantly played by French actors Vincent Cassel and Matthieu Kassovitz) arrive and take over John's home. The clever, twisting narrative that follows is, by turns, surprising, funny, and suspenseful. Chaplin's thoughtful performance counterbalances Kidman's troubled volatile heroine, who is not who she seems to be.
| Starring | Nicole Kidman, Ben Chaplin, Vincent Cassel, Mathieu Kassovitz, Kate Evans |
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| Director | Jez Butterworth |
| Studio | FILM FOUR DISTRIBUTORS LTD. |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 30 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2001 To Rent: DVD: 28 Apr 2003 |
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When John (Chaplin), a St Albans bank clerk, decides to end his solitude by selecting a website mail order bride, he's... read more on Time Out
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Good film
Found this film quite funny and always not knowing what was going to happen next. Good story line worthy of a 4 star rating.
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Birthday Girl
A really well acted film which had interesting and thought provoking twists and turns - including the ending which had a final surprise.
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Whore and princess
Nicole Kidman is a star and she feeds off our desire for her. She can give us the pretty little next-door girl look or the sexual wanton via various options in ... read more »
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Kidman excels.
Amusing little story about a slightly dim chap (Ben Chaplin) who decides to order a bride from Russia.Things do not go well at first, but 'Nadia' knows ... read more »
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Nicole Kidman
- 27 Feb 2008
"She says turn on the light, otherwise it can't be seen/She's got cheekbones like geometry and eyes like sin" - Perfect Skin, by Lloyd Cole Nicole Kidman has a way of turning men's brains to mush. Critics go ga-ga for her: this was the woman who inspired that famous "theatrical Viagra" review when she starred in The Blue Room in the West End. Guardian film critic Peter Bradshaw fancied he could "hear the faint crackle of her stockings" as she entered The Golden Compass. The usually estimable... Read more
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At a London airport, shy bank clerk John (Ben Chaplin) watches passengers arriving from an international flight. He's waiting for his mail order bride to arrive from Russia. When she finally appears, she's not exactly what John had in mind--tall, thin, and gangly, with scruffy hair and rings around ...
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