The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus 2009
Directed by Terry Gilliam
- Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
- 123 min
- PG-13
The man who tried to cheat the devil.
After a carnival troupe saves his life, a man agrees to help its immortal leader collect five souls and win a bet with the devil.
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- Andre Wilfred Sanderson TMDB · Mar 20237/10
The fantasy element was great. I wish I could live in this fantasy world. It was exceptional and very wonderful. I watched the movie twice. The first time, I didn't understand the movie well and didn't like it. I did not know whether I liked the movie or not, but when I watched it again, I was fascinated and inspired by the wide imagination element that exists within the scenario. The character of Lily Cole was amazing, she is incredibly beautiful and I have to show respect for Heath Ledger's performance and Tom Waits gave an amazing performance. Christopher Plummer stole the show with a controlled, professional performance The animation element wasn't well managed, it could have been shown better the way it was.
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Cast
- Christopher PlummerDoctor Parnassus
- Lily ColeValentina
- Heath LedgerTony
- Andrew GarfieldAnton
- Verne TroyerPercy
- Tom WaitsDevil
- Johnny DeppImaginarium Tony 1
- Jude LawImaginarium Tony 2
- Colin FarrellImaginarium Tony 3
- Fraser AitchesonDancing Policeman
Crew
- Terry GilliamDirector
- Terry GilliamScreenplay
- Charles McKeownScreenplay
- Nicola PecoriniDirector of Photography
- Mychael DannaOriginal Music Composer
- Jeff DannaOriginal Music Composer
- Mick AudsleyEditor
- Terry GilliamProducer
- Amy GilliamProducer
- Samuel HadidaProducer
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