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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)  link to The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 1639

cover The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

IMDb Rating:
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6.8/10 (132.3K votes)

Country: UK, 123 minutes

Spoken languages: English, French, Russian

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery

Director(s): Terry Gilliam

Storyline:
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 ...

Cast:

Andrew Garfield Anton
Christopher Plummer Doctor Parnassus
Katie Lyons Martin's Girlfriend
Richard Shanks Friend of Martin
Lily Cole Valentina

Medium: Original DVD,

Location: Drawer 14 Slot 95

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1