The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
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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

Writer(s):Terry Gilliam

Video Codec:MPEG-2 (DVD)

Number: 1639

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:

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

Medium: Original DVD,

Location: Drawer 14 Slot 95

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1