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As Brad Pitt hit the red carpet for the premiere of "Babel," his latest movie was gathering critical praise and early whispers of a possible Oscar nomination for Pitt. Keep clicking for more pictures of Pitt, co-star Cate Blanchett and the star-studded crowd at the premiere in Los Angeles on Nov. 5, 2006.
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In "Babel," Pitt and co-star Cate Blanchett play an American couple who stumble into a scene of violence while traveling in Morocco. The husband's frantic efforts to save his wife's life after an accidental shooting trigger a series of events that reach beyond Morocco to the United States, Japan and Mexico. At left, Pitt poses at the premiere in Los Angeles on Nov. 5, 2006.
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Pitt told a reporter the film shows how we struggle to communicate, in foreign lands and personal relationships. "I like to travel, and my biggest frustration is not being able to communicate, not knowing the languages. Then you look at the problems in the globe and a lot of it has to do with our inability to understand each other..." Pitt said.
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Pitt jokes that he tries to communicate with his three children and his partner, Angelina Jolie, but is not always successful. "I try to be pretty good, but they hammer me every now and then," he said. At center, Pitt poses with Paramount Vantage president John Lesher, left, and Paramount Pictures chairman and CEO Brad Grey at the premiere in Los Angeles, Nov. 5, 2006.
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"Babel" co-star Cate Blanchett's character spends much of the film wavering between life and death. "In a film that's all about people shouting over the top of one another and miscommunication, I had the silent role and the challenge was to get all the fraught miscommunication in the relationship across without any dialogue," she said. At left, Blanchett arrives at the premiere in Los Angeles on Nov. 5, 2006.
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"Babel" director-producer Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu arrives at the film's premiere in Los Angeles on Nov. 5, 2006. Star Cate Blanchett told reporters, "I think the challenge for me was that Alejandro wanted so much to be conveyed with very few scenes and even fewer words."
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After a limited release in New York and Los Angeles, "Babel" is scheduled to open nationwide on Nov. 10. At left, co-star Cate Blanchett prepares to walk the red carpet after signing autographs for fans at the Los Angeles premiere on Nov. 5, 2006.
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Actress Cate Blanchett and producer Steve Golin chat at the premiere of "Babel" in Los Angeles on Nov. 5, 2006.
Pitt And Blanchett On Red Carpet
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Cate Blanchett poses for a close-up at the premiere of "Babel" in Los Angeles on Nov. 5, 2006.
Pitt And Blanchett On Red Carpet
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Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi, who appears in the film "Babel," smiles for photographers at the film's Los Angeles premiere on Nov. 5, 2006.
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Actor Brad Pitt, left, and Paramount Pictures CEO Brad Grey meet a mob of photographers at the Paramount Vantage premiere of "Babel" in Los Angwles on Nov. 5, 2006.
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The Los Angeles premiere of "Babel" drew a star-studded guest list. Here, actor Don Cheadle and his wife, Bridgid, arrive at the event on Nov. 5, 2006.
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Actress Vivica A. Fox arrives at the Paramount Vantage premiere of "Babel" in Los Angeles on Nov. 5, 2006.
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Actress April Scott arrives at the Paramount Vantage premiere of "Babel" in Los Angeles on Nov. 5, 2006.
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Actor Josh Lucas and actress Alexa Davalos arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of "Babel" on Nov. 5, 2006.
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Actress Vanessa Williams and director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu pose for photographers at the Los Angeles premiere of "Babel" on Nov. 5, 2006.
