The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is adapted from the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

It opens on Christmas and focuses on a man (Brad Pitt) who is born in his eighties and ages backwards. He falls in love with a woman that ages naturally (Cate Blanchett).

Here's a look at Benjamin at various stages in his unusual life...

Despite appearances to the contrary, Benjamin Button goes from young (top) to middle-aged (left) to elderly (right).