Imaginaerum (2012)

A coma sends an old man into his childhood's sinister fantasy world, where he must fight dementia and gain back his memories before it's too late.

Director:

Stobe Harju

Writers:

Stobe Harju (screenplay), Mikko Rautalahti (screenplay),

Stars:

Marianne Farley, Quinn Lord, Francis X. McCarthy

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Marianne Farley	...	Gem Whitman
Quinn Lord	...	Tom Whitman - age 10
Francis X. McCarthy	...	Tom Whitman - age 70 (as Francis-Xavier McCarthy)
Ilkka Villi	...	Mr. White / Theodore Whitman
Joanna Noyes	...	Ann - age 73
Keyanna Fielding	...	Gem Whitman - age 7
Stéphane Demers	...	Twisted tin soldier
Ron Lea	...	Dr. Jansson
Hélène Robitaille	...	Sphere Dancer
Tuomas Holopainen	...	Tom Whitman - age 47
Anette Olzon	...	Ann
Jukka Nevalainen	...	Jack
Emppu Vuorinen	...	Emil
Marco Hietala	...	Marcus
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alarey Alsip	...	Waitress

Storyline

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? The film is a journey between two different dimensions. Tom travels through his imaginary world seeking answers and finding memories, while his daughter, Gem, tries to recover the bond she had once shared with her father in the real world. As they have become more and more distant from each other over the years, and as there's even greater obstacles separating them now Tom's coma and his imminent death Gem's project feels doomed to failure. However, through Tom's darkest secrets, Gem discovers the path she must follow in order to...

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Plot Keywords:

apple | orphan | airplane | heavy metal music | toy airplane | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Musical

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Finland Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 November 2012 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Imaginaerum by Nightwish

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$4,275,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Scene Nation, Solar Films, Caramel Film

Technical Specs

Color:

Color (Technicolor) Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1 / (high definition)

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was originally titled "Imaginarium" until the band chose to change the name to prevent mix ups with other media.

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Goofs

Tom's (age 10) toy airplane disappear and reappears between shots. Tom falls asleep with the airplane in his arms, but when the window opens, Tom's arms are lying on both sides, with no airplane, and back again.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Orphan caretaker: That's it. Gently.

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Connections

Featured in Heikki & Mikko Show: Episode #1.9 (2012)

User Reviews

Amazing work!

Absolutely fantastic piece of art, specially for Salvador Dali and Tim Burton fans, not mentioning Nightwish Anette-era fans. For just 10 millions budget they had a great work of SFX. The art of the movie fit very well in the feeling of the story and sometimes you cannot understand is this happening in the real world or in the dreams of Thomas Withman. For me this dubious atmosphere is the biggest point of the movie. And the soundtrack in my opinion was one of best of this year till now. The only thing that can be very complicated to understand for somebody is the plot, that is very complex and hard to understand. But if you do, you'll see that this is possibly one of best stories told this year. Absolutely must-watch movie!