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	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		An unwelcome romantic incident between the Baron and Vulcan's wife, the Goddess Venus (Uma Thurman), ends the hospitality and the now-foursome are expelled from Vulcan's kingdom into the South Seas.
		The Baron (who again appears elderly after being "expelled from a state of bliss," in his words) struggles with the conflicting goals of heroism and a peaceful death, before deciding to escape with "a modicum of snuff," which causes the sea creature to "sneeze" the heroes out through its whale-like blowhole.
		Baron Munchausen is a character from The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen (or Baron Münchhausen's Narrative of his Marvellous Travels) by Rudolf Erich Raspe - a collection of tall stories published in 1785, based on the German adventurer Karl Friedrich von Münchhausen, but with many debts to earlier works.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Adventures_of_Baron_Munchausen (885 words)

	Baron Munchhausen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Indeed, the Baron himself was not notable for immodesty within his profession and relative to his accomplishments, and Raspe's publication rather damaged his reputation.
		Baron Munchhausen's adventures have also been published in Russia, where they are quite commonly known, especially the versions adapted for children.
		Additionally, the Baron lends his name to the psychological factitious disorder Munchausen syndrome in which a 'patient' will feign illness in order to receive the sympathy and attention of others; and also Munchausen syndrome by proxy in which a 'patient' is someone (usually a child) in the care of the person suffering the disorder.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Baron_Munchausen (1333 words)

	BARON MUNCHAUSEN - LoveToKnow Article on BARON MUNCHAUSEN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This name is famous in literary history on account of the amusingly mendacious stories known as the Adventures of Baron Munchausen.
		The theme of Baron Munchausen, the " drawer of the long-bow " par excellence, has become part of the common stock of the world's story-telling.
		Munchausen is thus a medley, as we have it, a classical instance of the fantastical mendacious literary genre.
	70.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MU/MUNCHAUSEN_BARON.htm (593 words)

	Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		He kept open house, and loved to divert his guests with stories, not in the braggart vein of Dugald Dalgetty, but so embellished with palpably extravagant lies as to crack with a humour that was all their own.
		Now the stories mainly relate to sporting adventures, and it has been asserted by one contemporary of the baron that Munchausen contracted the habit of drawing such a long-bow as a measure of self-defence against his invaluable but loquacious henchman, the worthy Rösemeyer.
		But it is more probable, as is hinted in the first preface, that Munchausen, being a shrewd man, found the practice a sovereign specific against bores and all other kinds of serious or irrelevant people, while it naturally endeared him to the friends of whom he had no small number.
	www.manybooks.net /pages/rasperudetext02baron10/19.html (338 words)

	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Munchausen's efforts to set the record straight are in turn disrupted by a cannon assault, and his attempt to quietly die in the theater's ruins are interrupted by Sally Salt (Sarah Polley), a small girl with a huge heap of stubborn.
		Sally is possibly the only person around who believes Munchausen is real, and her belief is impetus enough for the baron to dispense with dying long enough to try and save the town.
		Meanwhile, Munchausen rides cannon balls, uses snuff to defeat a massive sea beast, dances on air, sails to the moon and generally cheats death.
	www.rambles.net /baron_munchausen.html (556 words)

	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen plot summary
		The real Baron Munchausen arrives at the theatre and claims not only to have started the war, but also to be able to save the town from the siege.
		She witnesses some of the Barons fantastic deeds and determines that he is indeed the real Baron Munchausen.
		The Baron continues to dodge the angel of death, going from being young to old and back, as they go from the moon, to the depths of the world, to the south seas, and back to the town.
	www.ruinedendings.com /film22plot (380 words)

	baron -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In the feudal system of Europe, a baron was a “man” who pledged his loyalty and service to his superior in return for land that he could pass to his heirs.
		By the 13th century the steward of the manor, a lawyer, usually presided; originally, the suitors of the court (i.e., the doomsmen), who were bound to attend, acted as judges, but the growing use of juries rendered their function obsolete.
		Baron Münchhausen was a German storyteller, some of whose tales were the basis for the collection The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9013438 (608 words)

	‘The Adventures of Baron Munchausen’ (PG)
		And as the Baron, Neville is physically perfect -- he makes a great, larger-than-life object -- and his combination of dashing charm and decrepitude gives the film a jolt of swashbuckling heart.
		The picture is a sort of tract against the tyranny of reason and science, and for the director, Munchausen -- who in real life was a cavalry officer in the service of Frederick the Great -- is a symbol of the magical possibilities of imagination and wonder.
		But the impression you get from "Munchausen" is that for Gilliam, a film is perhaps too much of a contraption, too much of an object to be manipulated.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/theadventuresofbaronmunchausenpghinson_a0a8f0.htm (944 words)

	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (By Raspe)
		Condemned by the learned, like some other masterpieces, as worthless, Munchausen’s travels have obtained such a world-wide fame, that the story of their origin possesses a general and historic interest apart from whatever of obscurity or of curiosity it may have to recommend it.
		Taking Reinhard’s solemn asseveration in conjunction with the ascertained facts of Raspe’s career, his undoubted acquaintance with the Baron Munchausen of real life and the first appearance of the work in 1785, when Raspe was certainly in England, there seems to be little difficulty in accepting his authorship as a positive fact.
		The merit of Munchausen, as the adult reader will readily perceive, does not reside in its literary style, for Raspe is no exception to the rule that a man never has a style worthy of the name in a language that he did not prattle in.
	www.authorama.com /adventures-of-baron-munchausen-1.html (5171 words)

	Baron Munchausen Trade Cards
		An English version of the tales was published in 1785 under the title Baron Munchausen's Narrative of His Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia.
		An earlier film, Baron Munchausen, was produced in 1943 and was only the fourth color film produced in Germany.
		The Munchausen syndrome, named after him, is defined as a condition characterized by the feigning of the symptoms of a disease or injury in order to undergo diagnostic tests, hospitalization, or medical or surgical treatment.
	www.tradecards.com /articles/munchausen/index.html (348 words)

	Memorable Quotes from The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Baron Munchausen: Your reality, sir, is lies and balderdash and I'm delighted to say that I have no grasp of it whatsoever.
		Baron Munchausen: I have learned from experience that a modicum of snuff can be most efficacious.
		Baron Munchausen: And that was only one of the many occasions on which I met my death, an experience which I don't hesitate to strongly recommend.
	us.imdb.com /Quotes?0096764 (697 words)

	Sunbirds.com: The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen - Russian Lacquer item (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Baron Munchausen was an eighteenth century cavalry officer that was known very well for embellishing his war stories.
		The Baron became the hero of a series of stories written by Rudolph Erich Raspe, who as the author, combined his own imagination with that found within the original tales.
		The Baron was at Count Frzobossky's noble country-seat in Lithuania, and remained with a group of ladies at tea in the drawing-room, while the gentlemen were down in the yard, to see a young horse which had just arrived from the stud.
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	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen - Original Soundtrack at Epinions.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		After the Baron reaches the heights of the moon, he takes a trip to the underworld, where he comes across the titular couple.
		A choral rendition of the Baron's theme crossed again with the ever-threatening Death motif starts the track, but things end on a brighter note as the gang is convinced to go on, and the music responds.
		The culmination of the score treats the listener to the Baron's final sendoff with a triumphant statement of his theme, that 'Beautiful Ladies' melody and the overture (of sorts).
	www.epinions.com /content_121520361092 (967 words)

	Mutant Reviewers from Hell do "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen"
		The Adventures of Baron Munchausen is about an old adventurer, living in a time of quasi-fascist reason, whose past forays to fantastic places are considered utterly absurd.
		As is the theme in all three films, Munchausen's insistence that all of his fantastic voyages are true is what saves a small town and Munchausen himself from utter ruin.
		The Adventures of Baron Munchausen is widely held up as being one of the biggest box office flops of all time.
	www.mutantreviewers.com /rbaron.html (632 words)

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		In this way, then, came to be written the first delightful chapters of Baron Munchausen's "Narrative of his Travels and Campaigns in Russia." It was not primarily intended as a satire, nor was it specially designed to take of the extravagant flights of contemporary travellers.
		In the Baron's visit to Gibraltar we have evidence that the anonymous writer, in common with the rest of the reading public, had been studying John Drinkwater's "History of the Siege of Gibraltar" (completed in 1783), which had with extreme rapidity established its reputation as a military classic.
		PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION Baron Munnikhouson or Munchausen, of Bodenweder, near Hamelyn on the Weser, belongs to the noble family of that name, which gave to the King's German dominions the late prime minister and several other public characters equally bright and illustrious.
	www.ibiblio.org /gutenberg/etext02/baron10.txt (14938 words)

	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen ending / spoiler
		This starts a fantasic battle where the Baron and his servants go back into form, defeating the turk, and saving thr town with their fantastic powers.
		We come back to the original scene, the play, where the Baron finishes his tale by mentioning that was one of the only one of the many times he has met his death, something he does not recommend.
		The elected public servant appears with troops and demands the arrest of the Baron, who declares for the townspeople to open the gate, and prove he his tale is true.
	www.ruinedendings.com /film22ending (299 words)

	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Plot Outline: An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of misfits.
		Goofs: Crew or equipment visible: During the long pull-back shot which shows how deep in the Sultan's camp the Baron is being held, extras quickly move together as the camera moves back to cover the dolly track on the ground, but frequently do not succeed.
		This is the greatest visualization I have ever come upon of the culture of 18th-century Enlightenment (and did you notice that the bad guys all wore uniforms...
	us.imdb.com /Title?0096764 (444 words)

	Rudolf Erich Raspe, Baron Munchausen
		The Adventures of Baron Munchausen is one of the most famous book of tall tales.
		However, a monument was built in memory of the Baron's "ride on half a horse" in front of the Town Hall of Bodenwerder.
		Baron Munchhausen (1962, The Fabulous Baron Munchausen), directed by Karel Zeman, used animations and actors moved against the deliberately artificial backgrounds of Doré illustrations to Bürger's book.
	www.kirjasto.sci.fi /munchh.htm (1832 words)

	Amazon.com: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989): DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Baron was understandably incensed at the appropriation of his own tall tales, and the connection of his good name to tales which made him seem to be a liar or a lunatic.
		Jackson sees the Baron as a fool, a liar, or a madman, while the Baron considers Jackson to be a sign of things to come, if he and his tales should ever pass from the world.
		Baron Munchausen, as wonderfully portrayed by John Neville, is the ultimate story teller.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0767809335?v=glance (2375 words)

	Baron Munchausen Handhold - The Gold Scales
		SOME GOOD outlooks that are found inside Baron Munchausen are further aligned with folklore motifs or themes that occur in folk tales.
		KARL FRIEDRICH Hieronymus Baron von Münchhausen was born on May 11 in 1720 in Bodenwerder, and died there on February 22 in 1797.
		Baron von Münchausens vidunderlige reiser til lands og til vanns.
	oaks.nvg.org /eg1ra1.html (5246 words)

	Terry Gilliam's ponderous fantasy Baron Munchausen doth collapse
		In The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, however, Gilliam hobbles himself right from the beginning by forcing his characters to work toward the ultimate goal of rescuing a city besieged by some angry Turks.
		Consequently, when Baron Munchausen (John Neville) flies off in a balloon made of women's knickers to enlist his friends in the fight to save the city, Gilliam has little choice than to "accidently" introduce another comrade at each stop along the way.
		Her presence is a major mistake because her only function is to constantly nag the Baron to get on with his promised rescue of the city.
	www-tech.mit.edu /V109/N15/baron.15a.html (742 words)

	Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen (www.whonamedit.com)
		In most cases it is the mother inventing symptoms and fabricating signs in relation to her child, and thus causing the child painful and unnecessary physical examinations and treatments.
		Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, also known as "the baron of lies", initially served as a page to Prince Anton Ulrich von Braunschweig, and later as a cornet, lieutenant and cavalry captain with a Russian regiment in two Turkish wars.
		It was remade by director Terry Gilliam as "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" in 1989.
	www.whonamedit.com /doctor.cfm/1082.html (606 words)

	The Adventures of Baron von Munchausen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The real Baron von Munchausen was an 18th century German aristocrat known for his boastful tall tales.
		The movie opens with its first instance of a story within a story: an amateur stage production of the baron’s adventures, which comes to an abrupt halt as the "real" baron arrives on the scene, objects to this buffoonish portrayal of his exploits and proceeds to set the record straight.
		John Neville is simply wonderful as the eponymous Baron, his expressive face conveying a vast spectrum of emotions as the Baron gains strength from Sally’s faith in him, falls prey to despondency, or simply takes joy in the mythic world he builds around himself (and those caught up with him).
	www.greenmanreview.com /film/munchausen.html (457 words)

	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen - Dreams Facts
		The Baron finds an ally, a young girl called Sally, who encourages the Baron to imagine a method to save the city - this involves the Baron locating his four powerful friends by flying to the moon and visiting war god Vulcan under a mountain (where he encounters the pictured Cyclops).
		The Baron's friends are Bertholdt, who can run faster than a bullet; Albrecht, who is very strong; Adolphus, who can see for miles; and Gustavus who can blow faster than a thousand winds.
		The role of the Baron was filled by John Neville - not very well known, but Gilliam felt he would fit the role of the Baron far better than other established stars.
	www.smart.co.uk /dreams/bmfact.htm (1173 words)

	Adventures of Baron Munchausen
		The Baron summons the Castle of Naresin Rowskimowmowsky.
		The Baron's preparation for raising the Hull of the Royal George at Spithead.
		PART II The Baron relates his adventures on a voyage to North America, which are well worth the reader's attention - Pranks of a whale - A sea gull saves a sailor's life - The Baron's head forced into his stomach - A dangerous leak stopped a posteriori.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /forgottenfutures/munch/munch.htm (13533 words)

	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989)
		It is an adventure that takes him to the Moon inhabited by giants whose heads sometimes fly off independant of their bodies, down to the lair of the god Vulcan where Munchausen seduces Vulcan's wife Venus, and into the belly of a whale.
		Baron Munchausen, or to use him his real name, Karl Friederich Hieronymous Von Munchausen, was an actual historic figure.
		And although John Neville bears a striking resemblance to the Munchausen in the original Gustave Dore illustrations of the book, this version goes to inexplicable lengths to avoid both the historical figure and even any mention of the ‘world’s greatest liar’ label.
	www.moria.co.nz /fantasy/munchausen89.htm (724 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The at Epinions.com
		The Adventures of Baron Munchausen is both a fantasy and a low-key comedy, with the outlandish feel (and excesses) of past classics such as The Wizard of Oz (1939) and The Thief of Baghdad (1940).
		There actually was a Baron Munchausen who fought the Turks, an eighteenth century cavalry officer fond of embellishing his war stories.
		Something of an 'age of reason' James Bond, the Baron also romanced ladies and confounded enemies in a silent French film from 1911, a German film from 1943 conscripted by Nazi Propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels, and a Czech version from 1961.
	briankoller.epinions.com /content_7266406020 (748 words)

	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In a town besieged by murderous enemies, a traveling company is putting on a stage show about the apocryphal Baron Munchausen, who, with his motley crew of servants, supposedly circled the globe and the universe, following each bizarre adventure with one even more strange and ludicrous.
		But then a man appears at the theater claiming to be the real Baron, and to prove it, he goes off on one final journey to save the town, chased all along the way by the winged specter of death.
		MUNCHAUSEN is loaded with brilliant set pieces, including spinning heads on the moon and a giant Botticelli clamshell in the bottom of a hellish volcano.
	www.bigrockmediastore.com /114.html (316 words)

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