Film Club at Spazio il Sole

Screening of films on spiritual themes and inner reflection, followed by sharing and conviviality.

We will begin with “The Fountain” (L’Albero della Vita), a 2006 film directed by Darren Aronofsky, starring Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz.

Synopsis. The film tells the story of Tomas Creo, a doctor trying to find a cure for his gravely ill wife. His search leads him to travel through time, chasing the mirage of the Tree of Life, which is linked to eternal life. The plot unfolds across three different eras: the 16th century, the present day, and the 26th century, where Tom Creo — a conquistador, a scientist, and an astronaut — faces the challenges of mortality and the search for immortality. It all takes place in the shadow of the Tree of Life, the mythical plant opposed to the Tree of Knowledge, spoken of in both Western religious traditions and Maya tradition, and which represents, at the same time, victory and surrender before death. Above them looms Xibalba, a dying star and realm of the dead, where life reaches its lowest point and immediately after its highest, in a continuous regeneration.