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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

Drama Romance Fantasy

Life isn't measured in minutes, but in moments.

Release Date: 2008, December 25
Directors: David Fincher
Countries: United States of America
Production: Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Cast: Lance E. Nichols, Elle Fanning, Josh Stewart, Tom Everett, Deneen Tyler, Cate Blanchett, Mahershala Ali, Brad Pitt, Eve Brent, Richmond Arquette, Joel Bissonnette, Jason Flemyng

Overview:

Born under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button springs into being as an elderly man in a New Orleans nursing home and ages in reverse. Twelve years after his birth, he meets Daisy, a child who flits in and out of his life as she grows up to be a dancer. Though he has all sorts of unusual adventures over the course of his life, it is his relationship with Daisy, and the hope that they will come together at the right time, that drives Benjamin forward.

Keywords:

new york city father son relationship period drama 1940s war 1930s based on short story boat historical fiction diary great depression magic realism travel hospital funeral navy tea fictional biography reverse aging