The Fountain

Romance, Science Fiction

Hugh Jackman	Tomas / Tommy / Tom Creo
Rachel Weisz	Isabel/Izzi Creo
Ethan Suplee	Manny
Donna Murphy	Betty
Ellen Burstyn	Dr. Lillian Guzetti
Sean Patrick Thomas	Antonio
Cliff Curtis	Captain Ariel
Mark Margolis	Father Avila
Richard McMillan	Henry
Stephen McHattie	Grand Inquisitor Silecio
Fernando Hernandez	Lord of Xibalba

Director	Darren Aronofsky; Darren
Producer	Arnon Milchan; Nick Wechsler; Ari Handel; Iain Smith
Writer	Darren Aronofsky; Ari Handel
Cinematography	Matthew Libatique
Musician	Clint Mansell

"The Fountain" threads three stories together to get at a central theme: that life is not worth living if it is spent trying to avoid death. Tom (Hugh Jackman) is a conquistador, a genetic cancer scientist, and finally an interstellar astronaut trying to keep his lover, Izze (Rachel Weisz) alive. As he searches for the Biblical Tree of Life during the Spanish Inquisition, the cure for cancer, and finally, the Holy Aztec Star of the Underworld, Tom comes to realize a fundamental truth about futility, and about death. Tom faces challenges not only from Izze, but also from the scientists around him and his own personal doubts. The plot jumps many times, but the union of the three stories illuminates the struggle and excitement of approaching death with new vision.