The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

#1 Post by andrews » Thu Aug 13, 2009 8:36 pm

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Plot of the movie:
"In the present day, immortal 1,000-year-old Doctor Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) leads a travelling theatre troupe that offers audience members a chance to go beyond reality through a magical mirror in his possession. Members of the troupe include a sleight of hand expert, Anton (Andrew Garfield), and a dwarf, Percy (Verne Troyer), Parnassus had been able to guide the imagination of others through a deal with the Devil (Waits), who now comes to collect on the arrangement, targeting the doctor's daughter (Lily Cole). The troupe, which is joined by a mysterious outsider named Tony (portrayed by Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell), embark through parallel worlds to rescue the girl."


Trailer: http://www.cinematical.com/2009/08/10/f ... parnassus/

The UK release for the film was due to release on 6 June 2009 but pushed back to 16 October 2009 due to the successful premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.

This film looks awesome - and what a cast! I'm going to see this one! o/
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Re: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

#2 Post by Insane_Drusilla » Mon Aug 17, 2009 1:28 pm

Saw some footage of this at Empire's Movie Con..looks good so far...really epic stuff but abit surprised that there isnt much of Depp, Farrell and Law. They only did a day's shoot for the film..so interested to see how they work that in :)
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#3 Post by owichmann » Thu Aug 20, 2009 12:47 pm

Only seen the trailer so far and I have to say it looks fab. I love Gilliam's past wotk and have high hopes for this one. Hope we will get some codes for it soon :D
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#4 Post by a_person » Mon Aug 31, 2009 12:42 pm

ooooooh, Johnny Depp and Jude Law????!!! I like!!!! I bet this won't be a preview! :(
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#5 Post by andrews » Thu Sep 24, 2009 6:55 pm

There are lots of competitions for the premiere of this film, but I have been searching in vain for free preview tickets. I'd rather like to see this one. I saw the trailer on the big screen recently - it is so definitely Gilliam's work - unmistakable. It also reminded me of Monty Python - his graphics.
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#6 Post by pcRock » Sat Sep 26, 2009 4:20 pm

There's a man who lives in my area who looks just like Terry Gilliam. I kept staring at him at the bus stop (eventually after the third time I convinced myself that it couldn't be Gilliam). The guy must have thought I was crazy or interested in him, for sure. :shifty:

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#7 Post by BettyBoop » Sat Sep 26, 2009 5:37 pm

I saw this previewed last night on Jonathan Ross....The little guy was on, quite an interview!

Really would love to see this one, fingers crossed for previews x
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#8 Post by a_person » Sat Sep 26, 2009 5:41 pm

I almost thought for a minute you said you saw the preview last night! Had to reread it twice to process it properly!

Definitely fingers crossed for this one. :cross:
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#9 Post by BettyBoop » Sat Sep 26, 2009 5:45 pm

I am surprised that half my posts make sense......I tend to type as I speak! lol
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#10 Post by TheyCallMeMrGlass » Sun Sep 27, 2009 1:39 am

ucakpam wrote:There's a man who lives in my area who looks just like Terry Gilliam. I kept staring at him at the bus stop (eventually after the third time I convinced myself that it couldn't be Gilliam). The guy must have thought I was crazy or interested in him, for sure. :shifty:
Maybe it was him. You could have asked where the hell is Eric Idle these days. Or maybe "Loved Baron Maunchausen but could you tell me what the heck happened at the end?" ;)

Terry Gilliam is a master of surreal films. Have been a fan of his ever since I saw Time Bandits as a kid. But he has a history of bad luck hitting his productions and a lack of faith from studios. Doctor Parnassus was one of them of course with the demise of his main star before completing his role. But he found an ingenious way to complete Ledger's role, and thats where Depp, Farell, and Law stepped in as a tribute to Ledger (they didnt get pa*d for it, I think). Sounds impossible to make this work but in the context of the story, it apparently works! The visuals in the trailer actually reminds me of Baron Maunchausen!

I am so so looking forward to seeing this film!
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