Biutiful
(DVD or VCD)
Contributors
González Iñárritu, Alejandro. Screenwriter
Bo, Armando. Producer
Giacobone, Nicolás. Producer
Kilik, Jon. Producer
Bovaira, Fernando. Producer
Bo, Armando. Producer
Giacobone, Nicolás. Producer
Kilik, Jon. Producer
Bovaira, Fernando. Producer
Published
[Mexico City] : Santa Monica, CA : Menage Atroz ; Distributed by Lions Gate Entertainment, c2011.
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (147 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Waltham - Video
World/Spanish/BIU/DVD
1 available
World/Spanish/BIU/DVD
1 available
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Waltham - Video | World/Spanish/BIU/DVD | On Shelf |
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acton - Audiovisual | DVD Biutiful | On Shelf |
| Arlington - Audiovisual | FOREIGN DVD SPANISH BIUTIFUL | On Shelf |
| Arlington - Audiovisual | FOREIGN DVD SPANISH BIUTIFUL | On Shelf |
| Bedford - Audiovisual | DVD/Biu | On Shelf |
| Belmont Beech St. - Audiovisual | DVD FOREIGN BIU SPANISH | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
[Mexico City] : Santa Monica, CA : Menage Atroz ; Distributed by Lions Gate Entertainment, c2011.
Format
DVD or VCD
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
Spanish
UPC
012236114000
Notes
General Note
Basada en una historia de Alejandro González Iñárritu.
General Note
Originally produced as a Mexican-Spanish motion picture in 2010.
General Note
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.).
Creation/Production Credits
Director de fotografía, Rodrigo Prieto ; directora de arte, Brigitte Broch ; montaje, Stephen Mirrione ; música de Gustavo Santaolalla.
Participants/Performers
Javier Bardem (Uxbal), Maricel Álvarez (Marambra), Eduard Fernández (Tito), Diaryatou Daff (Ige), Cheick Ndiaye (Ekweme), Tiasheng Cheng (Hai), Luo Jin (Liwei), Hanaa Bouchaib (Ana), Guillermo Estrella (Mateo).
Description
"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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Rated R for disturbing images, language, some sexual content, nudity and drug use.
System Details
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; 5.1 Dolby Digital surround; widescreen presentation, 2.35:1 aspect ratio, enhanced for 16x9 televisions.
Language
In Spanish with optional subtitles in English or Spanish; closed-captioned in English.
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
Subjects
LC Subjects
City and town life -- Spain -- Barcelona -- Drama.
Criminal behavior -- Drama.
Fathers -- Drama.
Feature films -- Mexico.
Feature films -- Spain.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Men -- Conduct of life -- Drama.
Organized crime -- Drama.
Redemption -- Drama.
Spanish language films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Criminal behavior -- Drama.
Fathers -- Drama.
Feature films -- Mexico.
Feature films -- Spain.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Men -- Conduct of life -- Drama.
Organized crime -- Drama.
Redemption -- Drama.
Spanish language films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
González Iñárritu, A., Bo, A., Giacobone, N., Kilik, J., Bovaira, F., Bardem, J., Alvarez, M., Fernández, E., Daff, D., Ndiaye, C., Cheng, T., Jin, L., Bouchaib, H., Estrella, G., Prieto, R., & Santaolalla, G. (2011). Biutiful (Widescreen.). Menage Atroz ; Distributed by Lions Gate Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Alejandro. González Iñárritu et al.. 2011. Biutiful. Menage Atroz ; Distributed by Lions Gate Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Alejandro. González Iñárritu et al.. Biutiful Menage Atroz ; Distributed by Lions Gate Entertainment, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)González Iñárritu, Alejandro., et al. Biutiful Widescreen., Menage Atroz ; Distributed by Lions Gate Entertainment, 2011.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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