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Babel /

Babel / , United States ; Mexico ; France. - Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, ©2007. - 1 videodisc (143 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. - plastic 4 3/4 in. - Academy Award Nominee 2006. . - Academy Award Nominee 2006. . .

Based on an idea by Guillermo Arriaga and Alejandro González Iñárritu. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006.

The rifle -- Search for a babysitter -- The accident -- Volleyball game -- Guilt sick -- Crossing the border -- In need of a doctor -- Police visit -- The gun trail -- Mexican wedding -- Local medicine -- Tokyo night -- On the run -- Border patrol -- No transportation -- Seduction -- Surrender -- Lost in the desert -- Reconnecting -- The silent shout -- Deported -- Leaving the village -- Father and daughter.

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Director of photography, Rodrigo Prieto ; edited by Stephen Mirrione, Douglas Crise ; music by Gustavo Santaolalla ; costume designers, Michael Wilkinson, Gabriela Diaque, Miwako Kobayashi ; production designer, Brigitte Broch ; visual effects supervisor, Lon Molnar. Director of photography, Rodrigo Prieto ; edited by Stephen Mirrione, Douglas Crise ; music by Gustavo Santaolalla ; costume designers, Michael Wilkinson, Gabriela Diaque, Miwako Kobayashi ; production designer, Brigitte Broch ; visual effects supervisor, Lon Molnar.

Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Gael García Bernal, Kôji Yakusho, Adriana Barraza, Rinko Kikuchi, Mustapha Rachidi.

A wealthy American couple touring Morocco become the focus of an international incident involving a poor Moroccan farmer. A San Diego nanny makes a disastrous decision to take her charges with her to a wedding in Mexico while her employers are absent. A deaf-mute Japanese teen tries to deal with a relationship with her father and the world in general that has been upended by the death of her mother.

MPAA rating: R; for violence, some graphic nudity, sexual content, language and some drug use. Canadian home video rating: 14A.


DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound; Dolby Digital 2.0 surround sound.


Chiefly English dialogue; also includes Arabic, Spanish, Japanese, Japanese sign language, Berber dialogue with English subtitles; optional soundtrack in French; optional subtitles in English or Spanish.
Closed-captioned.

Cannes Film Festival for Best Director, 2006, Alejandro González Iñárritu ; Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (Alejandro González Iñárritu) ; Technical Grand Prize (Stephen Mirrione). Academy Award 2007: Winner: Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score ; Nominees: Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Barraza), Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Kikuchi), Best Achievement in Directing, Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Best Achievement in Film Editing Golden Globes 2007: Winner: Best Motion Picture - Drama ; Nominees: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Barraza), Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Kikuchi), Best Director - Motion Picture, Best Screenplay - Motion Picture, Best Original Score - Motion Picture SAG Awards 2007: Nominees: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Barraza), Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Kikuchi), Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

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Tourists--Drama.
Americans--Morocco--Drama.
Farmers--Morocco--Drama.
Firearms--Morocco--Drama.
Nannies--California--San Diego--Drama.
Deaf--Japan--Drama.
Fathers and daughters--Japan--Drama.
Communication--Drama.
French language materials.
Deaf--Japan--Drama.
Communication--Drama.
Spanish language materials.
Comunicación--Teatro.
Americans.
Communication.
Deaf.
Farmers.
Fathers and daughters.
Firearms.
Nannies.
Tourists.
Tourist trade--Drama.
Americans--Morocco--Drama.
Farmers--Morroco--Drama.
Firearms--Morocco--Drama.
Nannies--California--San Diego--Drama.
Deaf--Japan--Drama.
Father-daughter relationship--Japan--Drama.
Feature films.
Tourists--Drama.
Communication--Drama.


California--San Diego.
Japan.
Morocco.
Morocco--Drama.


Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
Feature films.
Golden Globe winner.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Thrillers (Television programs)
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Feature films.
Action and adventure films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Suspense films.
Action and adventure films.
Feature films.
Thrillers (Television programs)
Action and adventure films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Thriller--Feature.
Adventure--Feature.
Thrillers (Émissions télévisées)
Films d'aventures.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Thrillers (Films)

--Ryan, Michele.--ENM631.

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