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'''''The Fountain''''' is a 2006 American [[Epic film|epic]] [[romantic drama film]] that blends elements of [[fantasy film|fantasy]], [[historical drama|history]], [[spirituality]], and [[science fiction film|science fiction]]. It is written and directed by [[Darren Aronofsky]], and stars [[Hugh Jackman]] and [[Rachel Weisz]]. The film consists of three storylines involving immortality and the resulting loves lost, and one man's pursuit of avoiding this fate in this life or beyond it. Jackman and Weisz play sets of characters bonded by love across time and space: a conquistador and his ill-fated queen, a modern-day scientist and his cancer-stricken wife, and a traveler immersed in a universal journey alongside aspects of his lost love. The storylines—interwoven with use of [[match cut]]s and recurring visual [[Motif (visual arts)|motifs]]—reflect the themes and interplay of love and mortality.
Aronofsky originally planned to direct ''The Fountain'' on a $70 million budget with [[Brad Pitt]] and [[Cate Blanchett]] in the lead roles, but Pitt's withdrawal and [[cost overrun]]s led [[Warner Bros.]] to shut down his production. The director rewrote the script to be sparser, and was able to resurrect the film with a $35 million budget with Jackman and Weisz in the lead roles. Production mainly took place on a sound stage in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], and the director used [[macro photography]] to create key visual effects for ''The Fountain'' at a low cost.
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