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In THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS, director Terry Gilliam continues the trippy tradition he began with inventive films such as TIME BANDITS and BRAZIL. Christopher Plummer (TWELVE MONKEYS) stars as the doctor of the title, a man who must outsmart the devil to win possession of his daughter's soul.

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ProducerAmy Gilliam, Samuel Hadida, William Vince

EAN5060052418982

eBay Product ID (ePID)74224147

Product Key Features

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

Film/TV TitleThe Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

DirectorTerry Gilliam

LanguageEnglish

Run Time119 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Release Year2010

FormatDVD

FeaturesFeature Introduction by Terry Gilliam\Heath Ledger and Friends featurette\Heath Ledger Interview\Heath LedgerWardrobe Test with Optional Commentary by Terry Gilliam\Director's Commentary\Deleted Scene with Optional Commentary by Terry Gilliam\The Imaginarium of Terry Gilliam\Building the Monastery\Behind the Mirror\UK Premiere Featurette, Widescreen

GenreFantasy

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate12A/12

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

ComposerJeff Danna, Mychael Danna

Production DesignerAnastasia Masaro

Additional InformationSet 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, and when Mr. Nick arrives to collect, the good doctor presents the Prince of Darkness with a wager too enticing to refuse: Dr. Parnassus and Mr. Nick will each compete to seduce five souls, with possession of Valentina going to whomever manages to complete the task first. As the competition begins to heat up, Dr. Parnassus promises his daughter's hand in marriage to any man who can help him successfully navigate the surreal obstacle course that lies ahead and finally help him undue the many mistakes of his past. While the sudden death of prominent IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR 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 the character originally set to be played by Ledger when the character crosses through a paranormal mirror.

ReviewsDaily Telegraph - It's a hyper-active, endlessly mutating cavalcade of colour, noise and surrealistic eccentricity

ScreenwriterTerry Gilliam, Charles McKeown

Art DirectorTerry Gilliam

Costume DesignerMonique Prudhomme

Sound sourceDolby Digital

EditorMick Audsley

Movie/TV TitleThe Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus

Director of PhotographyNicola Pecorini

Consumer AdviceContains infrequent strong language, scenes of threat, hanging and smoking