Birthday Girl (2001)
| Tagline | Before They Share A Future, They Have To Survive Her Past. |
| Genre | Crime, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | UKUSA |
| Filming Locations | Ashridge Park, Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, England, UK |
| Language | English, Russian |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital, SDDS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Romantic Comedy, Crime Drama, Black Comedy |
| Niche Genre | Comedy Drama |
| Mood | Comedy on the Edge |
| Themes | Arranged Marriages, Cons and Scams, Haunted By the Past, Femmes Fatales |
| Tones | Moody, Ominous, Biting, Sexy, Tense |
| Tags | Femme Fatale, Internet, Mail Order Bride, Marriage Arranged, Milquetoast, Russian [nationality] |
Birthday Girl is a 2002 British-American drama and crime film directed by Jez Butterworth. The plot focuses on English bank clerk John Buckingham who orders a Russian mail-order bride, Nadia. It becomes clear upon her arrival that Nadia cannot speak English, and early into her stay, two mysterious men come to the house claiming to be her cousins. The film features Ben Chaplin, Nicole Kidman, Mathieu Kassovitz, and Vincent Cassel. English and Russian are spoken interchangeably in the film.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Kate Lynn Evans
Clare
Jo McInnes
Waitress
Jonathan Aris
D.I. O'Fetiger
Katya Barton-Chapple
Young Sophia
Rebecca Clarke
Bank Colleague
Raj Ghatak
Bank Colleague
David Mark
Bank Colleague
Jack Pierce
Bank Colleague
Reece Shearsmith
Porter
Alan Stocks
Passport Official
J.J. Toba
Policeman
Jason Canning
Airport Security Gaurd
Director
Jez Butterworth
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Writer
Tom Butterworth
Jez Butterworth
Producer
Steve Butterworth
producer
Julie Goldstein
executive producer
Donna Grey
line producer
Colin Leventhal
executive producer
Diana Phillips
producer
Vicki Popplewell
line producer
Rick Schwartz
executive producer
Paul Webster
executive producer
Original Music
Stephen Warbeck
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Cinematographer
Oliver Stapleton
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Editor
Christopher Tellefsen
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Casting Director
Jina Jay
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Production Designer
Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski
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Art Director
Rebecca Holmes
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Diann Wajon
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Set Decorator
Verity Roberts
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Linda Wilson
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Costume Designer
Phoebe De Gaye
Makeup Department
Robbie Austin
makeup stand-by: Australia, hair stand-by: Australia
Adele Durno
makeup stand-by: Australia, hair stand-by: Australia
Ashley Johnson
hair stand-by: Australia, makeup stand-by: Australia
Carro Knott
hair stand-by: Australia, makeup stand-by: Australia
Deborah Lester
hair stand-by: Australia, makeup stand-by: Australia
Vivien Mepham
key makeup artist
Trish Newton
hair stand-by: Australia, makeup stand-by: Australia
Peter Owen
wig maker
Simone Wajon
hair stand-by: Australia, makeup stand-by: Australia
Erica Wells
hair stylist
Paul Williams
hair stand-by: Australia, makeup stand-by: Australia
Production Manager
Stephen Barker
post-production supervisor
Jo Beckett
unit manager
Bernard Bellew
production manager
Caroline Bonham
production manager
Brad Roberts
unit manager: Australia
Selwyn Roberts
production supervisor: additional photography
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sallie Anne Hard
second assistant director: reshoots
Simon Hinkly
assistant director
Tanya Jackson
additional third assistant director: Australia
Christopher Newman
assistant director
Janet Nielsen
third assistant director
Johnny Pacialeo
third assistant director
Adrian Toynton
second assistant director
Art Department
Simon Alderton
stand-by rigger
Bob Arthur
carpenter: Australia
Len Ash
dressing prop/storeman
Wayne Baker
carpenter: Australia
Richard Baldwin
senior set finisher: Australia
Brett Bartlett
carpenter: Australia
Shane Bennett
brush hand: Australia
John-Mal Billington
brush hand: Australia
Adam Brockbank
storyboard artist
Peter Burden
dressing prop
Julian Caldow
storyboard artist
Will Cann
stand-by prop
Julia Castle
assistant art director
Tony Chance
storyboard artist
Gregory Commerford
set finisher: Australia
Chris Cull
prop master re-shoots
Glyn Dillon
storyboard artist
Jack Elliot
greensman: Australia
Martin Foley
art department assistant
Peter Gillbanks
painter: Australia
Roy Hansford
stand-by carpenter
Rosie Hardwick
assistant art director
Anthea Hodge
art department coordinator: Australia
Geoff Howe
construction manager: Australia, construction coordinator
Steve Huxtable
carpenter: Australia
Enzo Iaconi
greens assistant: Australia
Kelly Jervis
brush hand: Australia
Gary Jones
props master: Australia
Verena Kahn
art department assistant
Nina Kobiashvili
art department runner
Emmanuel Kostoglou
art department assistant: Australia
Eugene Land
carpenter: Australia
Edmund Levine
art department runner: Australia
Richard Locke
carpenter: Australia
Arabelle Lockhart
set dresser, props buyer
John Maher
construction manager: UK
Kevin McCarthy
stand-by painter
Warwick Miller
leading hand: Australia
Campbell Mitchell
stand-by props
Desmond O'Boy
stand-by stagehand
Claudia Parker
props buyer
Beth Pickworth
graphic designer: Australia
Mike Power
property master
Tony Reilly
painter: Australia
Chris Richmond
art department assistant
Alastair Ritchie
art department runner: Australia
Faith Robinson
construction buyer: Australia
David Robson
chargehand: Australia
Stephen Rowles
carpenter: Australia
Steven Sallybanks
scenic artist: Australia
Nigel Salter
dressing prop
Katie Sharrock
property mistress: Australia
Greg Stokes
painter: Australia
Michael Swingle
set finisher: Australia
Angus Tattle
construction department coordinator: Australia
Stephen Tulloch
carpenter: Australia
Nick Turnbull
props
George Zammit
stand-by props: Australia
Sound Department
Philip Alton
dialogue editor
John Bateman
foley recordist
Derek Casari
adr engineer
Arnaud Clerici
adr mixer: France
Lucy Fawcett
foley artist
Richard Fordham
assistant sound editor
Ian Fuller
supervising sound editor
Peter Gleaves
adr mixer: London
Pauline Griffiths
foley artist
James Harris
sound trainee
Simon Hayes
production sound mixer
Eddy Joseph
supervising sound editor
Derek Lomas
sound effects editor
Nick Lowe
dialogue editor
David Lucarelli
adr mixer: Los Angeles
Ian Macbeth
assistant sound editor
Garth Marshall
sound mixer
Steve Mayer
assistant sound editor
Robin O'Donoghue
sound re-recording mixer
Malcolm Rose
sound maintenance
Richard Street
sound re-recording mixer
Dan Edelstein
supervising sound editor: US release
Esther Smith
sound technician
Special Effects
Graham Hills
special effects technician
Graham Longhurst
special effects supervisor
Visual Effects
Nick Drew
visual effects producer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Simon Hughes
scanning and recording supervisor
Lorraine Johnson
scanning: Cinesite
Simon Johnson
scanning: Cinesite
Jolene McCaffrey
digital compositor: Jim Henson Creature Shop, digital artist: Jim Henson Creature Shop
Michael Turoff
visual effects producer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Dan Ashton
scanning and recording
Sean Danischevsky
digital artist: Jim Henson Creature Shop
Jamie Lochhead
digital artist: Jim Henson Creature Shop
Daniel Pettipher
title compositor: Mill Film
Karim Sahai
digital artist: Jim Henson Creature Shop, digital compositor: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Val Wardlaw
digital artist: Jim Henson Creature Shop, visual effects supervisor
Stunts
Andy Bennett
stunt double: Mr. Chaplin
Ray De-Haan
stunt double: Mr. Chaplin
Levan Doran
stunt double: Mr. Kassovitz
Sy Hollands
stunt double: Ms. Kidman
Rowley Irlam
stunt driver
Peter Miles
stunt double: Mr. Chaplin
Jamie Millington
stunt double: Mr. Cassel
Guy Norris
stunt coordinator
Andreas Petrides
stunt coordinator
Nick Powell
stunt coordinator
Dominic Preece
stunt double: Mr. Kassovitz
Annelie Whitfield
stunt double: Ms. Kidman
Camera and Electrical Department
Mark Abrahams
key grip: Australia
Ting Adisung
electrician: Australia
Robert Agganis
camera operator: second camera, Australia
Greg Allen
electrician: Australia
Paul Anderson
grip: Australia
David Appleby
camera grip
John M. Barbour
camera trainee , assistant camera: second unit
Sarah Bartles-Smith
clapper loader
Rob Birtles
grip: Australia
Matt Bolin
electrician: Australia
Geoff Boyce
grip: Australia
Geoff Brown
electrician
Joe Bruneteau
electrician: Australia
David Bryant
focus puller: second camera
Robbie Burr
best boy: Australia
Damian Church
video split operator: Australia
Toby Churchill-Brown
grip: Australia
Pat Clark
rigging electrician: Australia
Huckle Cleary
stand-by rigger: Australia
Matt Clyde
electrician: Australia
Finbar Collins
electrician: Australia
Brett Cooper
electrician: Australia
Leo Cowan
grip: Australia
Bennie Cronjie
cable runner: Australia
Liam Daniel
still photographer
Chris Dodd
rigging electrician: Australia
Matthew Donald
grip: Australia
Johnny Earthmover
electrician: Australia
Peter Eastgate
electrician: Australia
Terry Eden
best boy
Russell Fewtrell
electrician: Australia
Sam Garwood
focus puller
Steve Hall
focus puller: second camera
Kerri-Lee Hammelswang
assistant camera: second camera, Australia
Dave Hansen
grip: Australia
Peter Harris
electrician
Gary Havron
rigging electrician: Australia
Cliff Henry
electrician: Australia
David Hird
rigging electrician: Australia
Peter Holland
electrician: Australia
Adam Hunter
electrician: Australia
Matt Inglis
electrician: Australia
Glen Jenkins
electrician: Australia
Paul Johnstone
gaffer: Australia
Miles Jones
electrician: Australia
Warren Jones
stand-by rigger: Australia
Martin Lee
Steadicam operator: Australia
Michael Leslie
grip: Australia
Michi Marosszeky
clapper loader: Australia
Peter McManus
rigging electrician: Australia
Ian McMillan
director of photography: second unit
Zac Murphy
electrician: Australia
Phil Murray
grip: "b" camera
Mark Newman
electrician: Australia
Zac Nicholson
focus puller: second unit
Danny North
rigging electrician: Australia
Gary Padget
electrician: Australia
Barney Piercy
clapper loader: second unit
Kenny Pitts
electrician
Larry S. Prinz
gaffer
Clive Rippon
electrician: Australia
Peter Robertson
director of photography: second unit, Steadicam operator
Adrien Seffrin
assistant camera: second camera, Australia
Gordon Segrove
focus puller: underwater unit
Beau Sevastos
grip: Australia
Howard Smith
Steadicam operator
Neal Stevens
video operator
Ken Talbot
rigging electrician: Australia
Mark Watson
electrician: Australia
Dave Williams
rigging electrician: Australia
Grant Wilson
electrician: Australia
Marc Wolff
camera pilot
Jules Wurm
assistant camera: second camera, Australia
Colin Wyatt
electrician: Australia
Al York
electrician: Australia
Darren Flindall
rigger
Peter Hodgson
video assist operator: dailies
Casting Department
Shaheen Baig
casting assistant
Louis Elman
adr voice casting
Kelly Marshall
extras casting: Australia
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robyn Elliot
costume supervisor: Australia
Kate Green
stand-by costume: Australia
Fiona Holly
wardrobe stand-by: Australia
Elie Kamal
wardrobe stand-by: Australia
Helen Mattocks
wardrobe assistant, dresser: Ms. Kidman
Sunita Mudaliar
wardrobe stand-by: Australia
Fiona Nicolls
wardrobe stand-by: Australia
Paula Ryan
wardrobe stand-by: Australia
Allison Wyldeck
wardrobe supervisor
Editorial Department
Ruth Coulson
assistant editor
Paul Elman
assistant film editor
Mike Fraser
negative cutter
Matt Garner
post-production executive: Miramax
Tom Harrison-Read
editor trainee
John Heath
color timer
Adam Hughes
assistant editor: Australia
Darren O'Grady
first assistant editor
Mark Sale
assistant conforming editor
Claire Saunders
assistant editor
Louise Seymour
assistant post-production supervisor
Tim Wellburn
assembly editor: Australia
Music Department
James Bellamy
assistant music editor
Paul Clarvis
musician: drums and percussion
Chris Dibble
music mixer, music recordist
Steve Donnelly
musician: guitar
Bibs Ekkel
musician: balalaika
Paul Englishby
music arranger: "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World"
Martin France
musician: drums
Andrew Glen
music editor
Isobel Griffiths
musicians contractor
Bob Last
music supervisor
Tony Lewis
assistant music editor
Gerard McCann
music editor
Igor Outkine
musician: accordion
John Parricelli
musician: guitar
Anthony Pleeth
musician: cello
Joe Rangel
music coordinator
Martin Robertson
musician: woodwind
Beth Rosenblatt
music consultant
Steve Watts
musician: double bass
Rolf Wilson
orchestra leader
Transportation Department
Phil Allchin
transportation captain
Derek Boyes
driver
Andy Cantrell
driver: Ms. Kidman, Australia
Del Cardy
driver
Anna Certoma
driver: Australia
Eddie Cook
driver
Nrinder Dhudwar
driver
Neil Finnighan
driver
Peter Graovac
driver
Mike Harris
driver
Dion Hunt
driver: Mr. Cassel and Mr. Kassovitz, Australia
Dave Jones
driver
Tim Lion
driver: Australia
Jim Magill
driver
Dave Manning
driver: Ms. Kidman
Phil Mathews
driver
Bob McGovern
driver
Jimmy Muir
driver
Gerry O'Connor
driver
Cian O'Leary
driver: Australia
Barry Stone
driver
Tom Teely
driver
Peter White
driver
Other Crew
Chris Baker
stand-in: Mr. Chaplin
Adam Barrington
floor runner: re-shoot
Andrew Bonello
production runner: Australia
Michael Brett
security: Ms. Kidman
Claire Brown
assistant: Mr. Chaplin
Felicia Bushman
assistant: Ms. Kidman
Louise Carey
assistant: Mr. Chaplin, Australia
Jamie Centofanti
board operator: Australia
Jamie Chaky
stand-in: Mr. Chaplin
Gavin Charlton
chef
James Chasey
stand-in
Peter Christelis
conforming assistant
Julie Clement
post-production accountant
Robert Cogswell
double: Mr. Cassel
Paul Cotter
stand-in: Mr. Kassovitz
Storm Cox
unit assistant: Australia
Vanessa Critchley
production secretary: Australia
Matt Curtis
title designer
Matt Dalton
post-production accountant
Tim Daukes
production runner
Lucy Davies
assistant: Mr. J. Butterworth
Julie Deakins
nurse: Australia
Belinda Dean
location assistant: Australia
Barry Dobin
trainee: FT2
Nicola Ebner
accounting assistant
Maria Farmer
unit publicist: Australia
Mike Fraser
rushes transfer
Serena Gattuso
production coordinator
Jim Hajicosta
production accountant
Jo Harland
conforming assistant
Ben Harrison
daily floor runner
Maude Heath
location assistant: Australia
John Herbert
stand-in: Mr. Cassel
Jody Hewitson
unit assistant: Australia
Andrew Hill
health and safety officer
Simon Hill
assistant production accountant
Elizabeth Himelstein
dialogue coach: Ms. Kidman
Billy Hinshelwood
production counsel: UK
Dean Hood
assistant accountant: Australia
Paul Hughes
chef
Jeremy Johns
location manager
Ken Jones
armorer: Australia
Claudia Kalindjian
unit publicist: UK
Jerusha Kornner
unit assistant: Australia
Tim Lion
production assistant
Andrea Littlewood
assistant: Mr. S. Butterworth and Ms. Phillips
Garry Macan Tanaister
security: Australia
Duncan Manning
head chef
Brec Marson
double: Mr. Chaplin
Peter Matthews
laboratory liaison: DeLuxe
Charles Mcdonald
publicist
Somoma Message
additional floor runner: Australia
Reza Mokhtar
caterer
Christine Moran
accountant: Australia
Cian O'Clery
production runner
Brydie O'Neal
stand-in: Ms. Kidman
Dan Palmer
post-production accountant
Luke Parker Bowles
production runner
Frances Patterson
assistant: Mr. S. Butterworth and Ms. Phillips
Tonia Pearson
assistant to producer: Australia
Robin Piggott
trade assistant: Australia
Allon Reich
production executive: Miramax
Katia Repekova
language coach: Russian, Ms. Kidman
Ian Russell
laboratory liaison: Atlab
Kevin Sainsbury
trade assistant: Australia
Louise Savage
stand-in: Ms. Kidman
Rick Schwartz
production executive: Miramax
Elizabeth Sharling
double: Ms. Kidman
Robert Simper
safety officer: Australia
Samantha Smith
set production assistant, floor runner: Australia
Nina Stevenson
production counsel: Australia
Chris Stoaling
floor runner
Dathi Sveinbjarnarson
floor runner
Katherine Teakle
unit nurse
Piers Thompson
director: John's porn video
Fran Triefus
production coordinator
Lisa Vick
script supervisor
Michael D. Walsh
production runner
Christian Wheeler
conforming assistant
Adam Williams
double: Mr. Kassovitz
James Wilson
production executive: Film Four
Carl Wood
location manager
Dillon Yeats
trade assistant: Australia
Elton Farla
medic: re-shoots
Dan Huber
assistant: Julie Goldstein
Thanks
Lars MacFarlane
very special thanks
Ed Whitmore
very special thanks
Production Company
FilmFour
HAL Films
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Miramax Films
Portobello Pictures
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Buena Vista International
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Herald Film Company
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Miramax Films
New Films International
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RCV Home Entertainment
Spentzos Film Home Video
Spentzos Films
TFM Distribution
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Special Effects
Jim Henson's Creature Shop
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