The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” – a tale that occurs in our time. Imaginarium – a show that travels from city to city. On this show viewers click to choose between joy and light, or darkness and sadness. Dr. Parnassus can control the imagination of other people, but it has a secret. Long ago he made a bet with the devil in exchange for immortality. Through Dumb time he fell in love, concluding another bet: he will be granted to youth, but as soon as the first child of Parnassus and his beloved reach 16ti birthday, the doctor himself or the child will become property of the devil. Valentina is now coming to the fateful age, and Parnas doing everything possible to protect it from the unenviable fate. Devil has come to take her, but again a bet. Now, Valentine will remain with those who offend the first five souls. Parnassus must do everything possible to Valentine will not get into the hands of a devil.
Release Date:
December 25, 2009 (limited)

Studio:
Sony Pictures Classics

Director:
Terry Gilliam

Screenwriter:
Terry Gilliam, Charles McKeown

Starring:
Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer, Tom Waits, Lily Cole, Andrew Garfield, Verne Troyer, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, Jude Law

Genre:
Drama, Fantasy

MPAA Rating:
PG-13 (for violent images, some sensuality, language and smoking)

Official Website:
SonyClassics.com/TheImaginariumofDoctorParnassus

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Movie Poster:
One-Sheet | UK Poster

Production Stills:
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Plot Summary:
“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” is a fantastical morality tale, set in the present day. It tells the story of Dr Parnassus and his extraordinary ‘Imaginarium’, a traveling show where members of the audience get an irresistible opportunity to choose between light and joy or darkness and gloom. Blessed with the extraordinary gift of guiding the imaginations of others, Dr Parnassus is cursed with a dark secret. Long ago he made a bet with the devil, Mr Nick, in which he won immortality. Many centuries later, on meeting his one true love, Dr Parnassus made another deal with the devil, trading his immortality for youth, on condition that when his first-born reached its 16th birthday he or she would become the property of Mr Nick.

Valentina is now rapidly approaching this ‘coming of age’ milestone and Dr Parnassus is desperate to protect her from her impending fate. Mr Nick arrives to collect but, always keen to make a bet, renegotiates the wager. Now the winner of Valentina will be determined by whoever seduces the first five souls. Enlisting a series of wild, comical and compelling characters in his journey, Dr Parnassus promises his daughter’s hand in marriage to the man that helps him win. In this captivating, explosive and wonderfully imaginative race against time, Dr Parnassus must fight to save his daughter in a never-ending landscape of surreal obstacles – and undo the mistakes of his past once and for all.

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