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| Category | Dramas DVDs, Science-Fiction/Fantasy Movies, Love Videos, Death, Future/Futuristic Worlds, Time Travel | | Starring | Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz, Ellen Burstyn, Stephen McHattie, Ethan Suplee, Cliff Curtis, Sean Patrick Thomas, Sean Gullette, Donna Murphy, Mark Margolis | | Director | Darren Aronofsky | | Director of Photography | Matthew Labatique | | Music | Clint Mansell | | Producer | Arnon Milchan, Iain Smith, Eric Watson | | Story | Ari Handel |
Yesterday, today, tomorrow. Past, present, future. Through time and space, one man embarks on a bold 1000-year odyssey to defeat humankind's most indomitable foe: Death. Hugh Jackman plays that man, devoted to one woman (Rachel Weisz) and determined to protect her from forces that threaten her existence. His quest leads him to a Tree of Life...and to an adventure into eternity. Darren Aronofsky (Pi, Requiem for a Dream) directs, continuing his string of imaginative, involving filmmaking with a tale alive with ideas and filled with astonishing vistas. It's been a long, strange trip since Darren Aronofsky last invited viewers into his cinematic world--six years in fact--but THE FOUNTAIN is sure to enchant, beguile, and inspire intense debate among his patient fans. During the frustrating gap since 2000's REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, Aronofsky has 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 tumor, 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. Theatrical Release: November 22, 2006
Fountain Reviews: 5 stars out of 5 -- "A connoisseur's movie, and one that gets better with every viewing....Aronofsky creates a visual feast..."-- David Richardson, Ultimate DVD "The film benefits from passionate performances....The haunting images and soaring musical score by Clint Mansell also help..."-- Stacey Farber, Movieline's Hollywood Life 4 stars out of 4 -- "[T]he movie is as demanding as it is dazzling....It's a movie as deeply felt as it is imagined."-- Glenn Kenny, Premiere "THE FOUNTAIN often looks like velvet feels, and the whole thing, set to an ethereal score by Cling Mansell, is shot by cinematographer Matthew Libatique in a rich, chocolate light..." -- Grade: B+-- Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly Included in Premiere's "10 Best Movies Of The Year" -- "[E]pic moviemaking at a head-spinning level of accomplishment."-- Glenn Kenny, Premiere 4 stars out of 5 -- "Aronofsky is a supreme visual stylist, but though there are images here you wont' forget...the abiding impact is emotional."-- Nev Pierce, Total Film Fountain | List Price | $14.96 (You save $6.17) | | Studio | Warner Home Video | | Orig Year | 2006 | | All Time Sales Rank | 7045  | | CD Universe Part number | 7413947 | | Catalog number | 28376 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | May 15, 2007 | | Rating | PG-13 (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | for some violence. | | Running Time | 96 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen |
Fountain Movie Review Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars)   Love Story.... Very pleasing to the eyes and senses, a little short but riveting still....Interesting drama, fine love story Submitted by silkytweed (Boogie-Down, Bronx, NY, USA)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
Wow, I love this movie Deep and full, watch to the end. This movie carry's something of awe and wonder. A thoroughly enjoyable offering... I watched it twice in the same day when I first saw this movie.
Submitted by dkerrwilson (Seattle, WA, USA)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
RE: Im afraid...dave Kubrik would have loved this one!
Will you?
Yes, if you re open-minded, and like open-ended cinema.
File next to Terry Gilliam.
Recommended! Submitted by LX Skye (Southern Utah) Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
Wonderfull movie! This one of the best movie I have ever seen. A bright light in the nowadays darkness of commercial movies. Submitted by h.both (Holland)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No This review is for a different format.
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Fountain DVD Keep Case Full Frame - 1.33 Widescreen - 1.77 Audio: Dolby Surround 5.1 English, French/Quebecqois Subtitles - English, French/Quebecois, Spanish - Optional Additional Release Material: Featurettes (6) - "Inside THE FOUNTAIN: Death and Rebirth"
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