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Spanning over one thousand years, and three parallel stories, The Fountain is a story of love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of our existence in this world. |
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The Director
 Darren Aronofsky
Darren Aronofsky (born February 12, 1969) is an American film director, screenwriter and film producer. He attended Harvard University and AFI to study both live-action and animation. He won several film awards after completing his senior thesis film, "Supermarket Sweep", which went on to become a National Student Academy Award finalist.
Aronofsky feature debut, π, was shot in November 1997. The low-budget, $60,000 production, starring Sean Gullette, was sold to Artisan Entertainment for $1 million, and grossed over $3 million; Aronofsky won the Directing Award at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival and an Independent Spirit Award for best first screenplay. Aronofsky's followup, Requiem for a Dream, was based on the novel of the same name written by Hubert Selby, Jr. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Ellen Burstyn's performance. After turning down an opportunity to direct Batma n Begins, Aronofsky began production on his third film, The Fountain.
With his fourth film, The Wrestler, both of the film's stars, Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei, received Academy Award nominations. Rourke also won a Golden Globe for Best Actor and Bruce Springsteen won for Best Original Song for his title song. Aronofsky's latest film, Black Swan, received further critical acclaim and many accolades, being nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director, four Golden Globes including Best Motion Picture – Drama and Best Director, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, a record 12 BFCA nominations and a DGA nomination.
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User Reviews
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a symphony for the eyes..
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Hugh Jackman (Tomas) is a doctor that tries to do what he knows best, which is to save the life of his wife no matter the consequences while also trying to make peace with the idea that he might not be able to do so. These aspects of the doctor's interior battle are wonderfully explained to the viewers through incredibly well made fantasy scenes that will astound you.
Rachel Weisz (Isabel) plays the doctor's wife.. which loves her husband more then anything and tries to use the few moments she has left to spend more time with him and help him understand that he doesn't have to save her.
Their acting will give you goosebumps and the intensity of movie itself is astonishing.
This was a unique film experience for me.. one that I think all of you should have.
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reviewed by Jaruba on the 19th of July 2010
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A major improvement after the godawful RFAD. Some have compared this to 2001, but The Fountain is much more open and ambiguous. I can think of several ways to read it, and none of them feel wrong to me. I like this open-endedness, and I liked the thoughtful themes about death and acceptance. The visual style was nice too, although a bit overbearing at times with all the haze and glow. The acting was kind of a mixed bag, I thought some of it was a little overdone.