Pera Film

The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen

Director: Terry Gilliam
Cast: Eric Idle, John Neville, Oliver Reed, Uma Thurman
1988, 129', English with Turkish subtitles

Director Terry Gilliam adroitly applies his Monty Python sensibilities upon the "career" of famed German prevaricator Baron von Munchausen. Played herein by John Neville, the baron is seen quelling a war that he himself started, flying into the stratosphere on the back of a cannonball, ballooning to the moon, exploring the innards of a volcano, being swallowed by a whale....In short, all of Munchausen's fabulous lies are here presented as "truth," played out in full view of nonplussed witnesses Eric Idle, Charles McKeown, Jack Purvis, and Sarah Polley.

Screenings
27 May Friday, 19:00