Elle magazine is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. This month's special issue features 25 twenty-somethings, including Amanda Seyfried, Anna Kendrick, Lea Michele, Meghan McCain and Mila Kunis.

During the photo shoot, photographer Carter Smith set up a video camera and interviewed the young women on remembrances of birthdays past. It's a very charming video, directed by Smith, especially since the women are dolled up for their Elle moment but seem disaffected at the same time.

It's nearly 16 minutes long, but we recommend sticking around to the end for a cute surprise.

Some choice quotes:

"My parents asked me if I either wanted to go to Disneyworld or 'Fiddler on the Roof,'" Grace Gummer, daughter of Meryl Streep, says with a snicker. "I chose Fiddler on the Roof." "I hated you for that," her sister Mamie says. Later the Gummer sisters share a significant look when asked if their mother has ever thrown them a birthday party. (Answer: No.)

"Is that strange that first one I remember was 13?" Mila Kunis asks. "I could tell you what I wearing."

"And then we went to an all-male strip club," the always adorable Gabby Sidibe says. "Which...Not as awesome as we thought it would be."