The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a fantasy film directed by Terry Gilliam and written by Gilliam and Charles McKeown. The film features Heath Ledger's last acting performance before his tragic death in January 2008, Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell replaced Ledger in certain scenes of the film (Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law all donated their earnings from this movie to Heath Ledger's daughter Matilda).
Starring : Christopher Plummer as Doctor Parnassus: The 1,000 year old leader of a travelling theatre troupe, Tom Waits as The Devil, Lily Cole as Valentina: Doctor Parnassus's daughter, Heath Ledger as Tony: A mysterious outsider who joins the group, Andrew Garfield as Anton, Verne Troyer as Percy, Peter Stormare as a world statesman.
The story of Dr Parnassus and his extraordinary 'Imaginarium', a travelling 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.Will distribute by :Metropolitan Filmexport (France), Lionsgate (UK) and Sony Pictures Classics (USA).
Release date/s: October 16, 2009 in UK and December 25, 2009 in USA.
Release date/s: October 16, 2009 in UK and December 25, 2009 in USA.
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