Birthday Girl
- Original title
- Birthday Girl
- Year
- 2001
- Running time
- 93 min.
- Country
United Kingdom
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Nicole Kidman
- Ben Chaplin
- Vincent Cassel
- Mathieu Kassovitz
- Stephen Mangan
- Alexander Armstrong
- Jo McInnes
- Sally Phillips
- Ben Miller
- Jonathan Aris
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Comedy. Thriller. Drama | Crime. Heist Film
- Synopsis
- At a London airport, shy bank clerk John (Ben Chaplin) watches passengers arriving from an international flight. He's waiting for his mail order bride to arrive from Russia. When she finally appears, she's not exactly what John had in mind--tall, thin, and gangly, with scruffy hair and rings around her eyes, Nadia (Nicole Kidman) seems worn, apprehensive, and tired. As he drives her home, John discovers she can't speak a word of English, but she does smoke prodigiously. He makes repeated calls to the agency that arranged the marriage, leaving messages that a mistake has been made. But although Nadia doesn't know any English, John soon discovers that she knows all about sex. He changes his mind about sending her back.
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- Critics' reviews
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"Charmingly setting aside glamour for a turn at pure acting, Nicole Kidman zings up the already zingy script of Birthday Girl."
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"A grimy thriller with a wicked streak of humor."
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"The most subtly revolting aspect of the movie is how it manages to exploit violence for cheap thrills, in part by equating submission with love"
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"It's a slight, old-fashioned B movie, the last thing you would expect from an actress coming off a breakout year, but it has a charm and freshness we don't see much these days."
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"Uneven, not particularly inspired comic thriller."
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"Butterworth guides us through the world of chaos and romantic confusion he's created as if it's the most natural place in the world. After a while, we actually believe it is."
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