Biutiful

DVD - 2011

"Biutiful" takes place in grimy and crowded parts of Barcelona that are a world away from that city's tourist attractions. Uxbal is a midlevel mobster, in charge of Chinese sweatshop workers making counterfeit watches and bags, and the African vendors who sell them. He collects and dispenses money, and runs interference with the cops. He also has two young children, a mentally unstable former wife, and a terminal illness. He is trying, despite his job, to be a good man, a good father. He tries to be stoical, tough, and compassionate, but he suffers because he cannot do good things, and he cares about the consequences of his actions.

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Subjects
Genres
Feature films
Fiction films
Film adaptations
Crime films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[Mexico City] : Santa Monica, CA : Menage Atroz ; Distributed by Lions Gate Entertainment ©2011.
Language
Spanish
English
Corporate Authors
LD Entertainment, Roadside Attractions (Firm), Menage Atroz (Firm), Mod Producciones, Focus Features International (Firm)
Corporate Authors
LD Entertainment (production company), Roadside Attractions (Firm), Menage Atroz (Firm), Mod Producciones, Focus Features International (Firm)
Other Authors
Alejandro González Iñárritu (screenwriter), Armando Bo (film producer), Nicolás Giacobone (actor), Jon Kilik, Fernando Bovaira, Javier Bardem, 1969-, Maricel Alvarez, Eduard Fernández, Diaryatou Daff, Cheikh N'diaye, 1962-, Taishen Cheng, Jin Luo, Hanaa Bouchaib, Guillermo Estrella
Item Description
Based on a story by Alejandro González Iñárritu.
Originally released as a Mexican-Spanish motion picture in 2010.
Special features: Behind "Biutiful": Director's flip notes [featurette] (22 min.); Biutiful crew [featurette] (4 min.); Interviews [featurette] (8 min.); Theatrical trailer (2 min.); Also from Lionsgate [previews] (10 min.).
Physical Description
1 videodisc (147 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Playing Time
02:27:00
Format
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; widescreen presentation, 2.35:1 aspect ratio, enhanced for 16x9 televisions; 5.1 Dolby Digital surround.
Audience
MPAA rating: Rated R for disturbing images, language, some sexual content, nudity and drug use.
Awards
Winner, 2011 Goya Award: Mejor Actor Principal (Best Actor)--Javier Bardem ; Cannes Film Festival: Best Actor ; Academy Award Nominee: Best Actor, Best Foreign Language Film
Production Credits
Cinematography, Rodrigo Prieto ; art director, Brigitte Broch ; editor, Stephen Mirrione ; music, Gustavo Santaolalla.
ISBN
9786314197230
Access
Educational and home use only.
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