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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 daughter's 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!
Original Release
10/01/2009
US Release
12/25/2009
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Andrew Garfield | Anton |
Christopher Plummer | Doctor Parnassus |
Richard Riddell | Martin |
Katie Lyons | Martin's Girlfriend |
Richard Shanks | Friend of Martin |
Lily Cole | Valentina |
Verne Troyer | Percy |
Bruce Crawford | Face Changed Martin |
Johnny Harris | Policeman |
Lorraine Cheshire | Mum |
Directors
Writers
Charles McKeown, Terry Gilliam
Cast
Name | Character |
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Andrew Garfield | Anton |
Christopher Plummer | Doctor Parnassus |
Richard Riddell | Martin |
Katie Lyons | Martin's Girlfriend |
Richard Shanks | Friend of Martin |
Lily Cole | Valentina |
Verne Troyer | Percy |
Bruce Crawford | Face Changed Martin |
Johnny Harris | Policeman |
Lorraine Cheshire | Mum |
Mark Benton | Dad |
Lewis Gott | Diego |
Sian Scott | Linda |
Simon Day | Uncle Bob |
Moya Brady | Aunty Flo |
Charles McKeown | Fairground's Inspector |
Tom Waits | Mr Nick / Devil |
Mackenzie Gray | First Monk |
Yurij Kis | Second Monk |
Ian A. Wallace | Third Monk |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Victor Hadida | Executive Producer |
Patrice Theroux | Executive Producer |
David Valleau | Executive Producer |
Terry Gilliam | Producer |
Amy Gilliam | Producer |
Samuel Hadida | Producer |
Robert How | Producer |
William Vince | Producer |
Clips
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2010 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Costume Design | Nominated |
2010 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Art Direction | Nominated |