Maui Film Festival - FirstLight: Academy Screenings on Maui

FIRSTLIGHT FILM DESCRIPTIONS

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Sunday, December 21 at 5:00pm

Director: David Fincher.
Cast: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Taraji P. Henson, Tilda Swinton, Jason Flemyng, Elias Koteas, Julia Ormond,

"I was born under unusual circumstances". And so begins The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, adapted from the 1920’s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards: a man, like any of us, who is unable to stop time. We follow his story set in New Orleans from the end of World War I in 1918 into the 21st Century, following his journey that is as unusual as any mans life can be. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a grand tale of a not-so-ordinary man and the people and places he discovers along the way, the loves he finds, the joys of life and the sadness of death, and what lasts beyond time. (PG-13/165 min.)

  • Golden Globe Nomination for Best Motion Picture - Drama
  • Brad Pitt - Golden Globe Nomination for Best Actor - Drama
  • David Fincher - Golden Globe Nomination for Best Director - Motion Picture
  • Eric Roth - Golden Globe Nomination for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
  • Alexandre Desplat - Golden Globe Nomination for Best Original Score - Motion Picture
  • David Fincher - Best Director, National Board of Review
  • Eric Roth - Best Adapted Screenplay, National Board of Review (tie)
  • Top Ten Film - National Board of Review
  • Best Picture Nominee - The Critics' Choice Awards

"An Oscar movie with a capital O, with jaw-dropping production values, a soaring romance and terrific performances.  I see ‘Button’ racking up as many as 11 nominations, which could very well be the highest tally for any film this year."
— Entertainment Weekly, Dave Karger



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