A traveling theater company gives its audience much more than they were expecting.A traveling theater company gives its audience much more than they were expecting.A traveling theater company gives its audience much more than they were expecting.
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- 5 wins & 23 nominations total
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In London, the sideshow troupe of Doctor Parnassus promises the audience a journey to the "Imaginarium", an imaginary world commanded by the mind of Doctor Parnassus, where dreams come true. In the stories that Doctor Parnassus tells to his daughter Valentina, the midget Percy, and his assistant Anton, he claims to have lived for more than one thousand years; However, when he fell in love with a mortal woman, he made a deal with the devil (Mr. Nick), trading his immortality for youth. As part of the bargain, he promised his son or daughter to Mr. Nick on their sixteenth birthday. Valentina is now almost to the doomed age and Doctor Parnassus makes a new bet with Mr. Nick, whoever seduces five souls in the Imaginarium will have Valentina as a prize. Meanwhile the troupe rescues Tony, a young man that was hanged on a bridge by the Russians. Tony was chased until he finds and joins the group. Tony and Valentina fall in love with each other and the jealous Anton discovers that his competition may be a liar. —RubyRed, Seattle, Washington USA
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- The man who tried to cheat the devil.
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- Rated PG-13 for violent images, some sensuality, language and smoking
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- TriviaJohnny Depp, Colin Farrell, and Jude Law gave all the income they received for this movie to Heath Ledger's daughter Matilda, so that her economic future would be secure.
- GoofsAt the temple, bird feces lands on Mr. Nick's right shoulder. In the next shot, his jacket is clean.
- Crazy creditsThe credits begin with "A Film from Heath Ledger & Friends", which is tribute to Ledger who passed away during filming, and a nod to his real life friends (Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, and Jude Law), who stepped in to finish his uncompleted scenes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Friday Night with Jonathan Ross: Episode #17.4 (2009)
- SoundtracksWe Are the Children of the World
Written by Terry Gilliam
Arranged by Mychael Danna & Jeff Danna
Performed by Jam Theatre Company
Choir Conducted by Jo Noel (as Jo Noel Hartley)
Top review
A Unique and Extraordinary Adventure
The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus is a very strange film but it pulls together wonderfully. It was dark but funny at the same time. I really loved the imaginarium sequences. Gilliam uses dream-like imagery and odd behavior to construct a fantastic escape into imagination. Although the CGI was admittedly simplistic, it was fitting for the fantasy realm. Great performances, especially by Heath Ledger and Colin Farrell.
I don't think this movie is for everyone since it has received mixed reactions. I also would advise against having certain expectations going into it, because there's no way to anticipate what you will get out of the film. But for me, it was certainly a real treat and very enjoyable throughout.
6/10
I don't think this movie is for everyone since it has received mixed reactions. I also would advise against having certain expectations going into it, because there's no way to anticipate what you will get out of the film. But for me, it was certainly a real treat and very enjoyable throughout.
6/10
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- The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus
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- Budget
- $30,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $7,689,607
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $415,233
- Dec 27, 2009
- Gross worldwide
- $61,808,775
- Runtime2 hours 3 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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