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, Dr Parnassus is cursed with a dark secret. Long ago he made a bet with the devil, Mr Nick, in which he won immortality. Many 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 first-born reached its 16th birthday he or 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.
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January 5, 2010: Cool new Parnassus art:
I will admit that THE IMAGINARIUM OF DR. PARNASSUS is a difficult film to market. The concept of the film is difficult to relate on a one-sheet and so far they've relegated themselves to just slapping as many famous faces on there as possible (which is pretty...
December 24, 2009: INT: Terry Gilliam:
Terry Gilliam is one of those directors that truly deserves being called a legend. Were it only for his work with MONTH PYTHON, he would already be an icon, but if you consider the amazing films he's directed, TIME BANDITS, BRAZIL, THE FISHER KING, TWELVE...
November 13, 2009: Gilliam's rules:
Listen up, aspiring filmmakers. Terry Gilliam has some advice for you. While he's out and about promoting THE IMAGINARIUM OF DR. PARNASSUS , which finally opens in a limited release on Christmas Day, Gilliam was kind enough to present to us his rules of...
November 9, 2009: New Imaginarium poster:
If you think your wall is missing what could best be described as Lewis Carroll getting into a fistfight with Salvador Dali as recorded on film by Terry Gilliam, this new poster for THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS (via Slashfilm) just may be for you.
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October 14, 2009: Awesome Parnassus poster:
There have been a lot of posters so far for THE IMAGINARIUM OF DR. PARNASSUS but with the UK release approaching at the end of this month, we have what I consider to be the best one so far. The others struggled to convey the madcap feeling of PARNASSUS...
September 25, 2009: New Parnassus poster:
Empire Online has debuted a first look at the UK poster for THE IMAGINARIUM OF DR. PARNASSUS , which gives us our first real official poster-y look at the film. Sure it's a little heavy on the floating heads, but I get that you really need to sell this...
September 21, 2009: TIFF: Dr. Parnassus:
PLOT: Dr. Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) is an immortal soothsayer, who travels through London with his traveling carnival, featuring his diminutive assistant Percy (Verne Troyer), his beautiful, mortal daughter- Valentina (Lily Cole),...
September 17, 2009: New Imaginarium pics:
There's a new batch of stills from Heath Ledger's swan song, THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS , and they're every bit as bonkers as you might expect. We get new looks at each of the "Tony" transformations which includes Ledger, Depp, Farrell and Law. If...
August 31, 2009: Parnassus for Xmas:
If you're the sort who ventures out to theaters on Christmas Day with the family (or to escape it), you'll have your pick of Jude Law movies to choose from: SHERLOCK HOLMES and THE IMAGINARIUM OF DR. PARNASSUS . If they shift REPO MEN (formerly REPOSSESSION...
August 13, 2009: Parnas-sold?:
North American audiences are about to be as blessed as most of the world: Terry Gilliam's much anticipated THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS is inches from getting a U.S. distribution deal that could see the film in theaters before the end of the year....
August 7, 2009: Dr. Parnassus trailer:
It seems like we've been getting some wonderful trailers around here this week. Starting with the ZOMBIELAND redband to today's WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE . Now if only I could get a SCOTT PILGRIM trailer and we'd be in heaven. But I think I have something...
August 4, 2009: Ledger King Rat:
I think it's cool if we here at Joblo bring you something a little different and a little off our usual path. Now, we do stick as closely to the world that is movies as we can, and with that I offer you a video directed by Heath Ledger with inspiration from Terry...
May 25, 2009: Parnassus clips:
While we await word on which distributor will eventually bring us director/misfortune-magnet Terry Gilliam's fantasy THE IMAGINARIUM OF DR. PARNASSUS , we can catch a few glimpses and heed or ignore the mixed response from Cannes (where, frankly, almost...
May 21, 2009: Parnassus a'plenty:
Terry Gilliam's upcoming THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS has been getting mixed reviews but the film will likely ultimately find an audience as the swan song of Heath Ledger. Despite having to be labeled as the movie featuring Ledger's final performance,...
May 14, 2009: Gilliam gets Quixote!:
Early this year, production challenged director Terry Gilliam expressed interest in trying once again to get his apparently cursed film THE MAN WHO KILLED DON QUIXOTE made. And now, despite forces seemingly converging to prevent Gilliam from making this...
May 7, 2009: More Parnassus pics:
Today, a couple new pictures from Terry Gilliam's upcoming flick, THE IMAGINARIUM OF DR PARNASSUS . In the film, Dr. Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) leads a traveling theater troupe that offers audience members the opportunity to go through a magical mirror and...
February 12, 2009: New Parnassus poster:
Terry Gilliam's upcoming THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS will probably be known more for being Heath Ledger's final performance than anything else but it looks intriguing enough that it'll probably win quite a few people over based on its own merit. The...
January 16, 2009: Gilliam does Quixote?:
Terry Gilliam's epic failure to get THE MAN WHO KILLED DON QUIXOTE made was chronicled in the documentary LOST IN LA MANCHA but that apparently isn't stopping the unwavering Gilliam from trying to get the film made again. Even though the film was plagued with...
October 22, 2008: Heath as Parnassus:
I have very mixed feelings about Heath's final role, that of the mystic Doctor Parnassus, in Terry Gilliam's highly anticipated THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS. On one hand, I was so affected by his performance as The Joker, that I can't, and don't want to...
September 15, 2008: Parnassus is Coming!:
Terry Gilliam is a gifted, adventurous director, whose ambition can sometimes be his downfall. The eccentric visionary's productions have been known to encounter setbacks of the highest order (if you haven't seen the excellent documentary LOST IN LA MANCHA please...
February 7, 2008: Half look at Parnassus:
Yesterday I posted a story about the official site for THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS going live, despite the death of Heath Ledger. Today Quick Stop Entertainment has given us even more reason to believe that this film will go on, despite, and in...
February 6, 2008: Parnassus site live:
As you all know, Terry Gilliam's latest film THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS stopped production due to the tragic and sudden death of one if its stars, Heath Ledger. There was rampant speculation on whether or not filming would ever resume, and rumours...
