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An Academy Award contender no one is sure how to pronounce?
Babel has seven Oscar nominations, meaning the name of the film will be read at least seven times today.
But its pronunciation has stumped even its biggest star. "Thank you for honouring our film 'Babble'. Or 'BAY-bel' or 'Bah-BELL,' " Brad Pitt said after the film received an award at a festival in Palm Springs, California. "We're still arguing how to pronounce it."
The uncertainty over something as basic as the title is fitting, since the movie percolates with cultural confusion. It takes place over three continents in four different languages, five if you count sign language.
