The Fountain

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Call Number: DVD Science-Fiction Fountain
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.
Special features: "Inside 'The fountain:' death and rebirth" featurette; gallery of 6 featurettes exploring the movie's various periods and settings.
Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz, Ellen Burstyn, Mark Margolis, Stephen McHattie, Fernando Hernandez, Cliff Curtis, Sean Patrick Thomas, Donna Murphy, Ethan Suplee.
Yesterday, today, tomorrow. Past, present, future. Through time and space, one man embarks on a bold 1,000-year odyssey to defeat humankind's most indomitable foe: Death. Tom is a man who is devoted to one woman, Izzi, and becomes determined to protect her from forces that threaten her existence. His quest leads him to 16th century Europe and America where Tomas is a Spanish explorer searching for Incan magic; to the present day where Tom is a doctor attempting to cure his dying wife; to the 26th century where Tommy is a space traveler seeking a gateway to the afterlife.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.77:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, DVD-9, dual-layer.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

The Fountain submitted by ErinDurrett on March 16, 2010, 10:03am Spanning over one thousand years, and three parallel stories - one each from the past, present, and future - The Fountain is a story of love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of our existence in this world. The movie The Fountain is a wonderfully symbolic film about trying to hold on to the one person most important in your life and then, in the end, learning to let them go. In the film, Tom Creo (Hugh Jackman), is a scientist trying to cure brain tumors in rhesus monkeys after learning his wife Izzi (Rachel Weisz), is dying from a brain tumor. At home, while stargazing, Izzi points out a golden nebula to Tom, describing it as the Mayan underworld. She also shows Tom the book she is currently writing, set in the age of conquistadors, titled The Fountain. Past Tom is a conquistador in Mayan country that searches to find the tree of life, so that he and his queen (Izzi) may be together for eternity. Future Tom is a space traveler, traveling with an aged tree encapsulated within a bubble towards a golden nebula. Kept young by compounds he produces from the tree's sap, Future Tom ponders the hundreds of years of travel that have been all to see Izzi again. All past, present, and future versions of Tom take us on a journey as he seeks his true desire - eternity with his love.

Meh submitted by crazypockets on August 11, 2013, 1:31pm I couldn't get into this one...maybe it was just that I had too high of expectations, or maybe I just wasn't in the right mood. But Erin's review made me want to give it another try....

High brow submitted by beeniepie on August 11, 2013, 2:37pm This film was much more high brow than some of Aronofsky's other films, like Pi. It dealt with more symbolism, which is funny to say since Pi was about pi. Sometimes it worked, other times it made the film drag. For those who get bored, hang in there a little longer to see Hugh Jackman become a tree.

Maya submitted by tarascon on June 27, 2023, 12:11pm Life, love, death, the only things of substance in this realm of matter…

My favorite Aronofsky film.
Plus Rachel Weisz (at her most radiant) and Cliff Curtis are always worth the price of admission. Check out Rachel Weisz in “Agora” and for a standout performance by Cliff Curtis check out “Training Day.”