The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus
Dir: Terry Gilliam
Cast: Christopher Plummer, Heath Ledger, Jude Law, Colin Farrell, Johnny Depp and Tom Waits.
A fantastical morality tale, set in present day London, The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus 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. Although blessed with the extraordinary gift of guiding the imaginations of others, in his strive for immortality and eternal youth, Dr Parnassus has made deals with the devil and agrees to hand over his daughter on her 16th birthday. 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…