Imaginaerum
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An ageing composer's fractured memories become a dark fantasy journey through childhood fears and unfinished relationships. Developed around Nightwish's music, the film builds an elaborate inner world of threatening figures and theatrical spaces. A visually committed musical fantasy whose sombre mood suits a focused viewing.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 3.5/10
- Plot
- 8.5/10
- Effects
- 3/10
- Dialogue
- 6/10
- Rewatchability
- 7.5/10
“The composer's memories have become a darkly furnished fantasy landscape.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 57
Synopsis and movie facts
Imaginaerum tells the story of an elderly composer, Tom, who suffers from severe dementia. As he has had the disease for years and has regressed into childhood, he remembers practically nothing from his adult life. His music, friends, all his past including the memory of his daughter are a blur in his fragile mind. All he has left is the imagination of a ten year old boy. As he drifts away into coma, it seems impossible to get back what he has lost. Or is it?
- Released
- 2012
- Directed by
- Stobe Harju
- Running time
- 86 min
Starring
- Marianne Farley as Gem Whitman
- Quinn Lord as Tom Whitman (age 10)
- Francis X. McCarthy as Tom Whitman (age 70)
- Tuomas Holopainen as Tom Whitman (age 47)
- Ilkka Villi as Mr. White / Theodore Whitman
- Marco Hietala as Marcus
- Anette Olzon as Ann
- Emppu Vuorinen as Emil
Research behind this pick
Researched . Explore the film references and reviews below.
- Film reference · themoviedb.org
Canonical film identity, release date, runtime, director credits, cast, genres, synopsis and poster checked against TMDB movie 75204.
- Review · moriareviews.com
The review praises the imagined inner world and effects involving the snowman and sinister circus figures.
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