The Fountain

Darren Aronofsky's captivating blend of science fiction and romance spans a thousand years, chronicling one man's (Hugh Jackman) attempts to beat death and save the life of the woman (Rachel Weisz) he loves in three separate time periods. He's a 16th-century Spanish explorer sent to find the Fountain of Youth for Queen Isabel, a modern-day drug researcher trying to develop a treatment for his wife's brain tumor, and a futuristic space traveler in search of a nebula believed to be a Mayan afterworld. Ellen Burstyn co-stars. 96 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English (SDH), Spanish, French; featurettes; interview; storyboards; theatrical trailer.