Terry Gilliam – The Adventures of Baron Munchausen #Ora!Fest

June 13, 2023

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PODCAST | Chiara Nicoletti interview Terry Gilliam, director of the film The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.

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At Ora! Fest Terry Gilliam met the public and presented his famous film The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, shot in Rome and at Cinecittà Studios in eight months between 1987 and 1988. The director tells Fred Film Radio what it means for him to be free in his work, of italian cinema he loves, from Fellini to Wertmüller, and the importance of money to make a film

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen is about the fantastic travels of a bizarre 18th century aristocrat. Late 18th century. In an undefined, war-torn European city, amidst the explosions and gunfire of the Turkish army outside the city walls, a theatre company stages the adventures of Baron Munchausen. The performance is interrupted by an old man who claims to be the real Baron (John Neville) and protests about the many inaccuracies. So, he himself begins to recount his own exploits, performed together with his companions in adventure: the quick-witted Bertoldo (Eric Idle), the lynx-eyed Adolfo (Charles McKeown), the strong-willed Albrecht (Winston Dennis) and Gustavo (Jack Purvis), with extraordinary hearing and breath. The story is brought to a halt by gunfire and the town is in serious danger. The Baron manages to escape in a hot-air balloon in the company of Sally (Sarah Polley), the daughter of the head of the theatre company. Together they embark on a journey that takes them to the moon, the bowels of the earth, the depths of the sea, among monsters, eccentric royals, and ancient Roman gods

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