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Actors: Nicole Kidman, Ben Chaplin, Vincent Cassel, Mathieu Kassovitz
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Birthday Girl |
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BIRTHDAY GIRL is an English movie written and directed by Jez Butterworth in 2001.
John, a bank clerk, orders a Russian bride from a Moscow website and gets Nadia, a beautiful redheaded woman. At first disappointed because she doesn't speak english at all, John finally falls in love with her. When Nadia inexpectedly invites her Russian friends, Alexei and Yuri, for her birthday, John is startled but graciously accepts the situation. A few days later, Alexei, who threatens Nadia in front of John, forces him to steal $90,000 from his employer. John understands then, but too late, that the three Russians are in fact smart crooks from the East.
After a quarrel with her boy-friend Alexei, Nadia is abandoned with John in some motel room. John notices that Nadia is pregnant and, still in love with the young woman, decides to drive her to the airport instead of denouncing her to the police.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- con-artist/white collar crime
Lover is...
- criminal/bad doer
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- red
Hair style
- (woman) long straight
Body type
- (woman) average
Unclothed?
- buttocks and chest
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Russian
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) muscular
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Russian
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Forest?
Yes
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- frustrated
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- touching of personal anatomy
- seeing nude female butt
- sex under blankets
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Modern rock/pop
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