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	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Baron wanders backstage intending to die, until the exuberance of Sally Salt (Sarah Polley), the young daughter of the theater company's leader, convinces him to remain living.
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Adventures_of_Baron_Munchhausen (1010 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 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 (1349 words)

	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Dashing, yarn-spinning elderly gentleman Baron Munchausen (John Neville) is responsible for the besieging of a city by the Turkish army in the 18th century.
		Munchausen explains how he and his companions won an entire fortune from the sultan in a slightly-less-than fair bet, and in a fit of rage and retribution the sultan took out his frustrations on the innocent citizens by laying siege to their city.
		Munchausen agrees to regather his companions in an effort to save the city, and he sets off aboard an underwear-knitted hot air balloon, with young Sally Salt (Sarah Polley) as his helper.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0096764 (691 words)

	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen - Flights of Fancy, by J. D. Lafrance
		As a result, Baron Munchausen is a stunning visual masterpiece on a grand scale that depicts all sorts of flights of fancy: characters ride cannonballs through the air, they get swallowed whole by monstrous whales, and fly to the moon in a hot air balloon.
		At first it seems that the Baron's ship is adrift along a calm stretch of the ocean, but this gradually changes to the surface of the moon, a barren landscape where the constellations come alive, becoming what they are.
		One of the joys of Baron Munchausen is that every scene is filled with this kind of atmospheric, incredible attention to detail that sets it apart from any other feature you're likely to see.
	www.smart.co.uk /dreams/bmvive.htm (1731 words)

	The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen
		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.
		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.
		(from The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen, by Rudolph Erich Raspe)
	www.rickwalton.com /authtale/munch01.htm (5380 words)

	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		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’ (PG)
		Terry Gilliam's "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" is a wondrous feat of imagination.
		While the city is under attack, a band of actors is in the process of presenting a stage version of the Baron's adventures.
		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.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/theadventuresofbaronmunchausenpghinson_a0a8f0.htm (944 words)

	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen - Dreams Facts
		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.
		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 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)

	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.
		The Adventures of Baron Munchausen is widely held up as being one of the biggest box office flops of all time.
		Baron Munchausen: Your reality, sir, is lies and balderdash and I'm delighted to say that I have no grasp of it whatsoever.
	www.mutantreviewers.com /rbaron.html (632 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.
		I immediately recollected my former adventure, looked upon him as my property, and brought him to the ground by one shot, which at once gave me the haunch and cherry-sauce; for the tree was covered with the richest fruit, the like I had never tasted before.
	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)

	Amazon.com: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen: DVD: Mohamed Badrsalem,Ray Cooper (II),Valentina Cortese,Winston ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		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.
		Munchausen rides cannon balls, uses snuff to defeat a massive sea beast, dances on air, sails to the moon and generally cheats death.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0767809335?v=glance (2540 words)

	Baron Munchausen Handhold - The Gold Scales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		After serving with the Russians against the Turks, the baron retired as a country gentleman at forty, and became well known as a first-class raconteur (story-teller).
		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)

	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 (348 words)

	The DVD Journal \| Quick Reviews: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
		Munchausen concludes a trilogy with Gilliam's Time Bandits and Brazil, their thematic axis being the power of imagination in childhood, adulthood, and old age.
		Instead, Munchausen gets his groove back when an invasion by the Turks sends him on an epic quest to gather his former team of super-friends (the strongest man in the world, a runner faster than a speeding bullet, a midget with super-breath, and an eagle-eyed sharpshooter) and save a European city under siege.
		Their adventures send them to the moon, where the Moon King's giant disembodied head (Robin Williams in fine riffing mode) is both insane and jealous of the Baron's amour with the Queen (Valentina Cortese).
	www.dvdjournal.com /quickreviews/a/adventuresofbaronmunch.q.shtml (755 words)

	Ludvig Holberg, Baron Holberg -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		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.
		The outstanding Scandinavian literary figure of the Enlightenment period, dramatist, historian, and philosopher Baron Ludvig Holberg is claimed by both Norway and Denmark as one of the founders of their literatures.
		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-9040773 (592 words)

	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen - Michael Kamen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Unfortunately, Baron Munchausen turned out to be just a little too ambitious and extraordinary for the public - despite generally good reviews - and turned into one of the biggest flops in history.
		Baron Munchausen is the kind of surreal epic that can't fail to ignite the imagination of a composer and yet, like the film itself, Michael Kamen's musical ambitions don't quite hang together despite some typically deft touches.
		The score's main theme is a fairly good heroic tune, perhaps more suited to represent the Baron's adventures rather than the Baron himself.
	www.soundtrack-express.com /osts/baronmunchausen.htm (593 words)

	MUNCHAUSEN, BARON - Online Information article about MUNCHAUSEN, BARON
		account of the amusingly mendacious stories known as the Adventures of Baron Munchausen.
		The original author was at first unknown, and until 1824 he was generally identified with Burger, who made the German translation of 1786.
		Munchausen is thus a medley, as we have it, a classical instance of the fantastical mendacious literary genre.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /MOS_NAN/MUNCHAUSEN_BARON.html (1076 words)

	DVD.net : The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen - DVD Review
		Even after a decade the visuals hold up well and support a delightfully mischievous story of Baron Munchausen (John Neville), who gatecrashes a theatre in a warstricken town as a play about his fanciful exploits is being performed, and decries it as 'lies and balderdash!'.
		For example, I used to use the scene where the Baron uses snuff powder to induce the whale that has swallowed him into sneezing as a demo of Pro-Logic surround back in the days before 5.1 digital surround.
		Baron Munchausen is a good film, though by no means perfect.
	www.dvd.net.au /review.cgi?review_id=187 (976 words)

	The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen:1587155702:Raspe, Rudolf Erich:eCampus.com
		The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen:1587155702:Raspe, Rudolf Erich:eCampus.com
		THE SURPRISING ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN is a tall tale of majestic proportion, like the Baron himself.
		MUNCHAUSEN twists wildly and whimsically, playing on the reader, the characters, and Baron Munchausen himself.
	www.ecampus.com /bk_detail.asp?isbn=1587155702 (59 words)

	The SF Site Featured Review: The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Baron Munchausen
		The year is 17__ and Baron Munchausen is tired of being pressed into relating the tales of his remarkable adventures for unappreciative hosts who seem to believe he is nothing more than a common storyteller, the scoundrels!
		The inspiration for the game is, of course, the famous Baron Munchausen, semi-legendary nobleman, soldier, and storyteller who claimed to have done everything from visit the moon to ride a cannonball over Constantinople, and while no one could possibly match the great man's accounts of his adventures, it is insanely fun to try.
		The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen does come from Britain so it might be a little harder to find in North America, but the publishers do carry a section on their website describing where to get their games on the far side of the Atlantic.
	www.sfsite.com /08b/bar63.htm (1102 words)

	Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The - VHS - Title A Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
		Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The : Baron von Munchausen
		In real life Baron von Munchausen was a Prussian soldier prone to telling great tales of his exploits.
		An old man claiming to be Baron von Munchausen appears on the scene and with the help of a girl escapes the city in...
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /vhs-title-a/adventures-of-baron-munchausen-the (328 words)

	Adventures of Baron Munchausen - The Gold Scales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Based on tales as formed by Rudolf Raspe (1737-94), German scholar and adventurer, and Goettfied Bürger (1747-94), German professor and influential poet.
		At once I recollected my former adventure, looked on him as my property, and brought him to the ground by one shot.
		Nor will I trouble you with the various intrigues and pleasant adventures I had in the politer circles of that country, where the lady of the house always receives the visitor with a dram and a salute.
	oaks.nvg.org /eg1ra2.html (4163 words)

	The Adventures of Baron von Munchausen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		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)

	Adventures of Baron Munchausen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		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.videoflicks.com /titles/1000/1000287.htm (715 words)

	DVD Empire - Item - Adventures Of Baron Munchausen, The / DVD-Video
		Baron Munchausen mandatory for all kids to see - 5 out of 5 (3/20/2003)
		The Adventures of Baron Munchausen should be a mandatory viewing by all kids.
		I was about 18 or so when I first saw it and it was the first time in years I felt the magic and exhilaration of true adventure for a long, long time.
	www.dvdempire.com /Exec/movie.asp?movie_id=1654&partner_id=37128848 (182 words)

	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen - Microsoft Reader eBook
		He conquered nations, befriended gods, dug the Suez Canal singlehandedly, traveled in time, was swallowed by a whale and scalped by savages, all while strictly confining himself to the facts.
		The real Baron Munchausen (1720-1797) was, they say, in the habit of embellishing his own tales of his wartime exploits.
		This collection of stories about a fictional Baron Munchausen was published in 1785 in England, purportedly written by a Hanoverian jewel thief named Rudolf Erich Raspe.
	www.ebookmall.com /ebook/29058-ebook.htm (506 words)

	‘The Adventures of Baron Munchausen’ (PG)
		Adapting the handed-down stories of Baron Von Munchausen, an 18th-century spinner of tall tales, this modern maker of similar flights of fancy ("The Time Bandits" and "Brazil") has created another brilliantly inventive epic of fantasy and satire.
		Which is when, in this besieged city, a distinguished old fellow (John Neville), followed by a huge, loping hound, interrupts a kitschy stage reenactment of the baron's adventures to claim he is the real baron.
		It means making magic with cinematographer Giuseppe ("Amarcord") Rotunno, special effects wiz Richard Conway and an army of Italian, British and Spanish creative talents, as the baron joy-rides flying cannonballs, reaches the moon by hot-air balloon (built with women's lingerie) and literally dances on air with Venus (the exquisitely featured Uta Thurman).
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/theadventuresofbaronmunchausenpghowe_a0b1ea.htm (454 words)

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