The Fountain (DVD, 2007)

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Actors: Fernando Hernandez, Lorne Brass, Donna Murphy, Ethan Suplee, Richard McMillan, Cliff Curtis, Sean Patrick Thomas, Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz, Ellen Burstyn, Mark Margolis, Stephen McHattie. Title: The Fountain.

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THE FOUNTAIN is split into three different time periods, beginning in the 16th century, when a conquistador named Tomas strives to find the Tree of Life. The second part of the story finds a character travelling through outer space and dreaming of a woman named Izzi. The third part is set in the present day and is about a doctor named Tommy, who is married to the terminally ill Izzi.

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ProducerIain Smith, Arnon Milchan, Eric Watson
EAN5039036033060
eBay Product ID (ePID)59503794

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ActorEllen Burstyn, Sean Gullette, Rachel Weisz, Donna Murphy, Cliff Curtis, Stephen Mchattie, Mark Margolis, Sean Patrick Thomas, Hugh Jackman, Ethan Suplee
Film/TV TitleThe Fountain
DirectorDarren Aronofsky
LanguageEnglish
Run Time96 Mins
Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year2007
FormatDVD
FeaturesWidescreen, Featurette
GenreDrama, Romantic

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Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Additional InformationDarren Aronofsky's THE FOUNTAIN is sure to enchant, beguile, and inspire intense debate among his fans. During the gap since 2000's REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, Aronofsky had struggled to bring THE FOUNTAIN to the screen, principally because leading man Brad Pitt dropped out of the project. The complex tale is split into three different time periods, beginning in the 16th century, when a conquistador named Tomas (Hugh Jackman) strives to find the Tree of Life. The second part of the story finds Jackman playing a Buddha-like character who zips through outer space and dreams of a woman named Izzi (Rachel Weisz). And the third part, which consumes most of the film's screen time, is set in the present day and sees Jackman playing a doctor named Tommy, who is married to the terminally ill Izzi. In this third section Tommy strives to find a cure for Izzi's brain tumour, and makes some progress after experimenting on a monkey with a substance discovered in a tree in South America. Meanwhile, Izzi has been writing a book that she calls THE FOUNTAIN, but has left the final chapter for Tommy to write. As Aronofsky pushes and pulls his sepia-tinted film between the three time periods, he weaves a deeply thoughtful, special effects-laden story that touches on themes of mortality and self, and requires a great deal of work from the director's audience. Movies such as Kubrick's 2001 and Tarkovsky's SOLARIS come to mind as Aronofsky gets deep into philosophical waters, and the various story strands of THE FOUNTAIN are as inconclusive and open to interpretation as the films that have clearly influenced it. The film makes for uneasy and sometimes confusing viewing, but will find its audience among intrepid souls who are fully prepared to let go and immerse themselves in Aronofsky's peculiar, daring, and thoughtful cinematic universe.
ReviewsEmpire - One of the most moving and thought-provoking films of the year
ScreenwriterAri Handel
MusicClint Mansell
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1
Movie/TV TitleThe Fountain
Director of PhotographyMatthew Labatique
Consumer AdviceContains some bloody violence

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  • Past Lives themed drama.

    Past Lives/reincarnation combined with Spanish & conquistador history & Aztec religion. Works very well. Unusual film. The two main characters in the modern era make their personal relationship very emotionally engaging for the viewer & I am difficult to please on that. Would be very good to watch with your partner. See Wolverine from X-Men doing something without his talons!

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  • Back and forth and all over

    Interesting mix of myth and medicine set in two ages of enterprise and exploration.

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  • ENLIGHTNING,

    HELPS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT BAGAVAD GEETA SAYS ABOUT BIRTH,DIE AND REBIRT ,THE MISERY OF ALL OF IT AND BY BAGAVAD GEETA TO UNDERSTAND OUR HOPE IN TO BE SET FREE FROM ALL OF IT.

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  • Thought provoking

    Good film, delivered promptly

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  • okay.

    dull film.

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