Munchausen (2013 film)

The film stars Liam Aiken as a boy about to go off to college, and Bonnie Bedelia as his overprotective mother who goes to great lengths to keep him from leaving her.The mother imagines herself tending her bright, colorful garden, and finding a superhero figure her son used to play with, reminding her that she misses him very much.The doctor visits again, and the son has only gotten worse; his body is wracked by horrific spasms as his mother cries, but the boy tries to reassure her before suddenly collapsing and dying.After making The Strange Thing About the Johnsons and Beau in 2011, writer-director Aster and producer De Leon were inspired by the films of Pixar, especially the poignant opening montage of Up.The duo re-teamed with cinematographer Pawel Pogorzelski to make Munchausen, and started a successful crowdfunding campaign for the film in 2012, which raised $16,175.
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