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BRAZIL, 1985, Universal, 142 min. Dir. Terry Gilliam. Inspired by George Orwell’s 1984 and Fritz Lang’s METROPOLIS, this groundbreaking science fiction satire pits Everyman Jonathan Pryce against a world of crushing conformity. Featuring fellow Python Michael Palin and Robert De Niro (as an outlaw heating engineer), with retro-futuristic design that helped give birth to the steam-punk genre. THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN, 1988, Sony Repertory, 126 min. Terry Gilliam's third fantasy is yet another terrific children's film that's just as entertaining for adults. The mythical Baron Munchausen (John Neville) materializes after a heinous performance of his life story, and sets off with pint-sized gamine Sally (Sarah Polley) to save a city in trouble, stopping along the way for encounters with Oliver Reed, Eric Idle, Jonathan Pryce, Uma Thurman and Robin Williams as the Moon King.

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What is BRAZIL/THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN about?: BRAZIL, 1985, Universal, 142 min. Dir. Terry Gilliam. Inspired by George Orwell’s 1984 and Fritz Lang’s METROPOLIS, this groundbreaking science fiction satire pits Everyman Jonathan Pryce against a world of crushing conformity. Featuring fellow Python Michael Palin and Robert De Niro (as an outlaw heating engineer), with retro-futuristic design that helped give birth to the steam-punk genre. THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN, 1988, Sony Repertory, 126 min. Terry Gilliam's third fantasy is yet another terrific children's film that's just as entertaining for adults. The mythical Baron Munchausen (John Neville) materializes after a heinous performance of his life story, and sets off with pint-sized gamine Sally (Sarah Polley) to save a city in trouble, stopping along the way for encounters with Oliver Reed, Eric Idle, Jonathan Pryce, Uma Thurman and Robin Williams as the Moon King.