Babel /

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 r...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Babel (Motion picture : 2006)
Other Authors: Arriaga Jordán, Guillermo, 1958- (Screenwriter), Pitt, Brad, 1963- (Actor), Blanchett, Cate, 1969- (Actor), García Bernal, Gael, 1978- (Actor), Yakusho, Kōji (Actor), Barraza, Adriana, 1956- (Actor), Kikuchi, Rinko, 1981- (Actor), Rachidi, Mustapha (Actor), Prieto, Rodrigo (director of photography.), Santaolalla, Gustavo (composer (expression))
Format: Video
Language:English
Arabic
Berber (Other)
Japanese
Spanish
Language Notes:Chiefly English dialogue; also includes Arabic, Spanish, Japanese, Japanese sign language, Berber dialogue with English subtitles.
Published: [Hollywood, California] : Paramount Pictures, [2006]
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Based on an idea by Guillermo Arriaga and Alejandro González Iñárritu.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file, 143 min., 21 sec.) : digital sound, color
Audience:Rating: R; for violence, some graphic nudity, sexual content, language and some drug use.
Awards:Academy Award (2006) for Original Score (Santaolalla) ; also nominee including Best Picture, Best Director.
Production Credits:Directed and produced by Alejandro González Iñárritu ; written by Guillermo Arriaga ; produced by Jon Kilik, Steve Golin ; director of photography, Rodrigo Prieto ; edited by Stephen Mirrione, Douglas Crise ; music by Gustavo Santaolalla.