The imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

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 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, Doctor Parnassus is cursed with a dark secret. An inveterate gambler, thousands of years ago he made a bet with the devil, Mr. Nick, in which he won immortality.



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 daughter reached her 16th birthday, 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 daughters 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!

The UK release of the film was scheduled for 6 June 2009 but pushed back to 16 October 2009 due to its successful premiere at Cannes.

OUT IN UK CINEMAS OCTOBER 16TH 2009
In USA Movie Theaters *
*LIMITED RELEASE on Dec. 25 2009

Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars


THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS

Directed by: Terry Gilliam
Written by: Terry Gilliam and Charles McKeown.

Cast:

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