The Adventures of Baron Munchausen in his eye, by the grand John Neville." Roger Ebert gave the film 3 out of 4 stars and found that it was "told with a cheerfulness and a light touch that never betray the time and money it took to create them", appreciating "the sly wit and satire that sneaks in here and there from director Terry Gilliam and his collaborators, who were mostly forged in the mill of "Monty Python"". While considering the film's special effects as "astonishing", Ebert also contended "the movie is slow to get off the ground" and "sometimes the movie fails on the basic
Munchausen (short film) exaggerates, fabricates, and/or induces physical, psychological, behavioral, and/or mental health problems in those who are in their care." The film premiered at Fantastic Fest in 2013 before being released online through Vice Shorts in 2015. Munchausen (short film) Munchausen is a 2013 American silent short film written and directed by Ari Aster. 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. A boy is packing his things for college as his mother looks on, imagining his future