The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
Flash-forward to the present day, and Dr. Parnassus' daughter, Valentina (Lily Cole), is about to celebrate her sweet sixteen. Dr. Parnassus is desperate to save his little girl from her fiery fate, so when Mr. Nick arrives to collect, he senses the good doctor's malaise and cooks up a wager too enticing to refuse: Dr. Parnassus and Mr. Nick will each compete to seduce five souls, with possession of Valentina going to whoever manages to complete the task first. As the competition begins to heat up, a mysterious man named Tony (Heath Ledger) appears. Could Tony be the one man capable of helping Dr. Parnassus win the competition and save Valentina? While the sudden death of prominent Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus player Heath Ledger in January of 2008 left Gilliam and company scrambling to find a means of salvaging the film -- which was already well into principal photography at the time -- the cavalry soon arrived in the form of Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell, who each serve as alternate-dimension versions of Tony when the character crosses through a paranormal mirror. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer, (more)
- Director(s):
- Terry Gilliam
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Set in the present day, director Terry Gilliam's fantastical morality tale follows the traveling show of the mysterious Dr. Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) -- a man who once won a bet with the Devil himself, and possesses the unique ability to guide the imagination of others. Many centuries ago, Dr. Parnassus won immortality in a bet that found the malevolent Mr. Nick (Tom Waits) coming up short. While few would be foolish enough to try their luck against the powers of darkness a second time, Dr. Parnassus did precisely that -- this time trading his mortality for youth on the understanding that his firstborn would become the property of Mr. Nick when the child reaches his or her 16th birthday.
Flash-forward to the present day, and Dr. Parnassus' daughter, Valentina (Lily Cole), is about to celebrate her sweet sixteen. Dr. Parnassus is desperate to save his little girl from her fiery fate, so when Mr. Nick arrives to collect, he senses the good doctor's malaise and cooks up a wager too enticing to refuse: Dr. Parnassus and Mr. Nick will each compete to seduce five souls, with possession of Valentina going to whoever manages to complete the task first. As the competition begins to heat up, a mysterious man named Tony (Heath Ledger) appears. Could Tony be the one man capable of helping Dr. Parnassus win the competition and save Valentina? While the sudden death of prominent Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus player Heath Ledger in January of 2008 left Gilliam and company scrambling to find a means of salvaging the film -- which was already well into principal photography at the time -- the cavalry soon arrived in the form of Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell, who each serve as alternate-dimension versions of Tony when the character crosses through a paranormal mirror. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 123 mins
Complete Cast of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
- Heath Ledger - Tony
- Tom Waits - Mr. Nick
- Jude Law - Imaginarium Tony #2
- Verne Troyer - Percy
- Lily Cole - Valentina
- Katie Lyons - Martin's Girlfriend
- Bruce Crawford - Face Changed Martin
- Lorraine Cheshire - Mum
- Lewis Gott - Diego
- Simon Day - Uncle Bob
- Charles McKeown - Fairgrounds Inspector
- Yurij Kis - Second Monk
- Amanda Walker - Shopper
- Carolyn Pickles - Shopper
- Montserrat Lombard - Sally's Friend
- Amy Marston - Classy Shopper #1
- Lucy Russell - Classy Shopper #3
- Ben Cartwright - Policeman #1
- Bobbi Bysouth - LV Woman's reflection
- Ray Cooper - Vladimir
- Igor Ingelsman - Gregor
- Dean Moen - Smiling Policeman
- Michael Bean - Dancing Policeman
- Scott McGillivray - Dancing Policeman
- Chris Cochrane - Dancing Policeman
- Patrick Bahrich - Dancing Policeman
- Cassandra Sawtell - Olga
- Mark Oliver - Male Journalist
- Donna Lysell - President's wife
- Rahul Singh - Security Guard
- D. Harlan Cutshall - Charity Guest 1
- Lisa Bunting - Charity Guest 3
- Michael Jonsson - Paramedic 2
- Quinn Lord - Young Boy
- Erika Conway - Young Boy's Mother
- Christine McMahon - Nun 2
- Christopher Plummer - Doctor Parnassus
- Johnny Depp - Imaginarium Tony #1
- Colin Farrell - Imaginarium Tony #3
- Andrew Garfield - Anton
- Richard Riddell - Martin
- Richard Shanks - Friend of Martin
- Johnny Harris - Policeman
- Mark Benton - Dad
- Sian Scott - Linda
- Moya Brady - Aunty Flo
- Mackenzie Gray - First Monk
- Ian Wallace - Third Monk
- Joann Condon - Shopper
- Paloma Faith - Sally
- Craig Fraser - Debonair Gent
- Gwendoline Christie - Classy Shopper #2
- Maggie Steed - LV Woman
- Gavin Rolph - Policeman #2
- Vitaliy Kravchenko - Piotr
- Emil Hostina - Serge
- Sarah Groundwater - Sales Girl
- Fraser Aitcheson - Dancing Policeman
- Jase-Anthony Griffith - Dancing Policeman
- John Stewart - Dancing Policeman
- Pearce Visser - Dancing Policeman
- Georgina Hegedos - Baboushka
- Carrie Genzel - Female Journalist
- Peter Stormare - The President
- Michael Eklund - Tony's Assistant
- Ryan Grantham - Little Anton
- Deni Delory - Charity Guest 2
- Peter New - Paramedic 1
- Emma Karwandy - Valentina's Daughter
- Bart Anderson - Young Boy's Father
- Wendy Carson - Nun 1
- Director(s):
- Terry Gilliam
- Writer(s):
- Charles McKeown, Terry Gilliam
- Producer(s):
- Terry Gilliam, William Vince, Amy Gilliam
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Adult Situations, Violence, Adult Language, Smoking)
- Categories:
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Foreign
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