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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, 2009

Starring: Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer

Directed by: Terry Gilliam

Written by: Terry Gilliam

Language: English

Country: France, Canada, UK

Runtime: 123 min

MPAA Rating: PG_13

Rating:7.0

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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus can be described as offbeat, stylized, and humorous. The plot revolves around a mysterious character, an imaginary kingdom, and curses, spells and rituals. The main genres are adventure, fantasy, and mystery. In terms of style, it is surreal. In approach, it is fantastical.

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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. This time, he reteams with Heath Ledger of THE BROTHERS GRIMM, Christopher Plummer of 12 MONKEYS, and Tom Waits of THE FISHER KING.

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Language:	English
Country:	France, Canada, UK
Release date:	October 2009
Runtime:	123 min

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Heath Ledger

as Tony

Christopher Plummer

as Dr. Parnassus

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The visuals inspired by director Terry Gilliam's wild imagination, and fine acting all around, make "THE IMAGINARIUM OF DR. PARNASSUS" a fantasy film worth seeing. The major weakness is a plot that doesn't scan or conjure up any emotion. Still,... Read and rate it

17.May.2010
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by: Vic
Vic rated this movie6/10Okay

04.May.2010
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by: 1MovieADay
1MovieADay rated this movie8/10Great

A man and the devil plays a millenia long chess game, with the man's daughter as the prize, in Terry Gilliam's take on the Faust legend, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. In fact the good Doctor (Christopher Plummer) is actually one who has a bad habit and keeps making bets with the Devil, also known as Nick (Tom Waits). After becoming immortal, thanks to Nick, Parnassus wants to become mortal again in order to be able to love. Nick gladly obliges, in exchange for Parnassus freely giving over his offspring on the sixteenth birthday. Today, the doctor's daughter, Valentina (Lily Cole) is rapidly approaching her sixteenth birthday, when she and her father's troupe find Tony (Heath Ledger) on the business end of a rope, and save him. Upon seeing this, Nick makes a new bet with Parnassus: The first one who collects five souls gets to keep Valentina. Tony finds out about this contest and agrees to help Valentina, but will his actions truly save her, or doom her? For this Gilliam film, the first time in which he directed from his own original script since Baron Munchhausen, it's a return to his old style of filmmaking, which I welcomed with open arms. The second Imaginarium sequence with Tony, played by Jude Law (in order to finish filming the movie, each of the Imaginarium Tony's were played by different actors who wasted no time in saying yes to help and honor their departed friend.) is the most Python-esque of all the Imaginarium sequences. Johnny Depp plays Imaginarium Tony number 1, and Colin Ferrell plays Imaginarium Tony number 3. The three actors playing a different visual version of Tony may have been considered a gimmick move in a lesser film, but in the context of this film, it just feels natural. And Lily Cole may be an acting force to be reckoned with in the future, if her great performance in this film is any indication. Any-hoo, Parnassus if a welcome return to Gilliam greatness, and I rate this film four stars, and happy viewings!!

04.May.2010
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by: 1MovieADay

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