Il curioso caso di Benjamin Button

Titolo originale: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Regia: David Fincher |
Anno: 2008
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Dramma Fantasy Romance
Tag: new york city | navy | funeral | diary | tea | travel | hospital | historical fiction | period drama | magic realism | based on short story | fictional biography | reverse aging | introspective | serene | intense |
Cast: Brad Pitt | Cate Blanchett | Taraji P. Henson | Julia Ormond | Jason Flemyng | Tilda Swinton | Mahershala Ali | Jared Harris | Elias Koteas | Phyllis Somerville | Faune Chambers Watkins | Donna DuPlantier | Jacob Tolano | Earl Maddox | Ed Metzger | Danny Vinson | David Jensen | Joeanna Sayler | Fiona Hale | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | Marion Zinser | Peter Donald Badalamenti II | Danny Nelson | Paula Gray | Lance E. Nichols | Rampai Mohadi | Troi Bechet | Elle Fanning | Ted Manson | Clay Cullen | Edith Ivey | Robert Towers | Sonya Leslie | Yasmine Abriel | Madisen Beaty | Tom Everett | Don Creech | Christopher DesRoches | Joshua Desroches | Richmond Arquette | Josh Stewart | Ilia Volok | David Ross Paterson | Taren Cunningham | Myrton Running Wolf | Stephen Monroe Taylor | Devyn A. Tyler | Adrian Armas | Wilbur Fitzgerald | Ashley Nolan | Louis Herthum | Katta Hules | Rus Blackwell | Joel Bissonnette | Deneen Tyler | Spencer Daniels | Chandler Canterbury | Charles Henry Wyson | Jessica Cropper | Katherine Crockett | Bianca Roe | Emma Degerstedt | Megan Brown | Clay Chamberlin | Leslie Augustine | Blake Balu | Aliane Baquerot | Brett Beoubay | Allen Boudreaux | Eve Brent | David E. Brown | Jake Carpenter | Walter Delmar | Louis Dupuy | Marian Filali | Ron Flagge | Joe Fontana | Garrett Forbes | Tiffany Forest | Debby Gaudet | Simone-Elise Girard | Geraldine Glenn | Zuri Goldman | Malerie Grady | Bob Harter | Rhonda Huete | Grant James | Christopher Karl Johnson | Shiloh Jolie | Spencer Kayden | Jonathan Lane | Shane LeCocq | Kevin Lorio | Audrey Lynn | Angelina McCoy | Harlon Miller | Valeska Miller | Jay Oliver | Antonia Putiloff | Sean Ross | Ross Rouillier | Robert W. Savina | Andy Sims | Chaz Smith | Logan Douglas Smith | Terry Lee Smith | Lauren Swinney | Dennis Thomas IV | Michel Thériault | Yvette Tucker | Gelsey Weiss | Autumn Withers | Michael Wozniak |

Benjamin Button è un individuo molto particolare: nato con l'aspetto di un centenario, anziché invecchiare, ringiovanisce con gli anni. Innamoratosi di una donna di trent'anni, continua a diventare sempre più giovane mentre lei invecchia normalmente.

Approfondimenti

The silver-blue motorcycle ridden by Button (Brad Pitt) is a 650cc Triumph T110, recognizable as a 1 [...] D
When Benjamin is seen reading a novel on "The Chelsea," a picture from F. Scott Fitzgerald's short s [...] D
The look that David Fincher, visual-effects supervisor Eric Barba and special makeup-effects artist [...] D
Cate Blanchett looped the dialogue for the younger portrayals of Daisy. D
The original setting for the film was to be Baltimore, the city of the short story the movie is base [...] D
During one scene, Benjamin can be seen reading Walter Scott's "Ivanhoe" which is also the name of th [...] D
At one point in its development, this was mooted as a project for Phil Alden Robinson. D
When Daisy grew up and met Benjamin for the second time, she talked about "Kismet", an English word [...] D
The very day he learned of his Golden Globe nomination for this film, screenwriter Eric Roth also le [...] D
Julia Ormond filmed her scenes last, two weeks before end of shooting. During that period, Cate Blan [...] D
Taraji P. Henson and Mahershala Ali play an (eventually) married couple in the movie Hidden Figures [...] D
The name of Benjamin's sailboat is Button Up. D
Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die," edited by Steven Schneider. D
David Fincher's first PG-13 rated film. D
In 1998, Ron Howard was set to direct, with John Travolta in the lead. D
The motorcycle that Button rides in India is a 350cc Royal Enfield Bullet, a British-designed motorc [...] D
Principal photography was targeted to last a total of 150 days, excluding the time it would take to [...] D
Daisy reveals her age (in 1967) as 43. She was born in 1924. D
Early development of the film began in 1994. D
The second Hollywood feature film, after Denzel Washington's Déjà vu - Corsa contro il tempo ( [...] D
According to director David Fincher and writer Eric Roth, studio executives insisted that the timeli [...] D
Spike Jonze was once in talks to direct this movie. D
The musical in which Daisy performs and that Benjamin watches is Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerste [...] D
Brad Pitt's third collaboration with David Fincher, the first two being Se7en (1995) and Fight Club [...] D
Valeska Miller's debut. D
Brad Pitt stated that it took five hours each day to complete the makeup required for the role. D
The idea of "a man who starts aging backwards" originally used in "Les Carnets du bon Dieu" ("Diary [...] D
The Varanasi city,India scene where Brad Pitt walks through the vegetable market road is situated ne [...] D
David Fincher admitted that the reason why Brad Pitt does not continue to portray Benjamin for his f [...] D
The warning sirens heard during the Hurricane Katrina sequence are the same ones used in the movie " [...] D
The rights of the story was first bought by Ray Stark, back in the late 70s, with Jack Nicholson to [...] D
The film cast includes four Oscar winners: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton and Mahershala A [...] D
The hummingbird is the only bird in the world that can fly backwards. Hurricanes spin counter-clockw [...] D
Hotel room numbers correspond with Benjamin's age. 57 in Murmansk and 25 when he meets Daisy later i [...] D
As of 2019, features Taraji P. Henson's only Oscar nominated performance. D
The exterior of Benjamin's father's house that he sells is the same house 591 Esplanade Ave, New Orl [...] D
Shot using Viper Thomson digital cameras, also used in David Fincher's previous movie, Zodiac (2007) [...] D
Director Tarsem Singh was enlisted to shoot the brief handheld montage of Benjamin backpacking throu [...] D
The only Best Picture Oscar nominee that year to be also nominated for Best Art Direction, and Best [...] D
Brad Pitt has already appeared with Cate Blanchett in Babel (2006), with Julia Ormond in Vento di pa [...] D
Once attached to Tom Cruise as the lead, Steven Spielberg as director in the 1990s. D
There really was a pygmy man housed in a monkey house. Ota Benga was trapped from the Congo in 1904, [...] D
Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett and Elle Fanning all appeared in the film Babel (2006). D
When Daisy is struck by the cab and Benjamin is visiting her at the hospital, the same hospital scen [...] D
David Fincher directed Brad Pitt in 'Fight Club.' A nod to this film occurs when Benjamin's father a [...] D
The character of Daisy was named Hildegarde Moncrief in F. Scott Fitzgerald's original short story. [...] D
Filmmakers worked closely with Levi's to obtain clothing items from their Levi's Vintage Clothing co [...] D
In May 2004, it was first rumored that David Fincher was set to direct the movie. It was confirmed a [...] D
The short story based on a remark by author Mark Twain. Twain famously remarked that 'the best part [...] D
Roy Cleveland Sullivan (1912-1983) was actually struck by lightning seven times, giving him the Guin [...] D
Six of the seven "struck by lightning" stories are shown in Sepia. D
Danny Boyle pushed his Solomon Grundy project back because he thought this story and "Solomon Grundy [...] D
Rachel Weisz was considered for the role of Daisy, but turned down because of scheduling conflicts w [...] D
Katherine Crockett's debut. D
The film takes place on November 11, 1918 and in 1925, 1936, 1941, 1945, 1954, 1962, 1964, 1968, 197 [...] D
Taraji P. Henson was the only Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominee that year that was from a Best P [...] D
Was originally slated for a May 2008 release. D