The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus [2009 film] (2009)

by Terry Gilliam (Director), Charles McKeown (Screenwriter)

Other authors: Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, Jude Law, Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer

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The immortal Dr. Parnassus and his daughter Valentina travel the countryside with his imaginarium show, a mirror that audience members enter and are given two different paths to follow. If they choose correctly they will find joy and happiness, but choose wrongly and things will be quite the opposite. The doctor must also discover the right course to follow. After making a deal with Mr. Nick years ago, he must choose the correct path if he is to save his beloved daughter from Satan.… (more)

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A magical old man has a deal with the devil.

I challenge anyone to make sense of this movie. Go ahead, just try it.

Concept: A
Story: D
Characters: D
Dialog: C
Pacing: B
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: C
Music: B

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Gilliam, Terry	Director	primary author	all editions	confirmed
McKeown, Charles	Screenwriter	main author	all editions	confirmed
Depp, Johnny	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Farrell, Colin	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Law, Jude	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Ledger, Heath	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Plummer, Christopher	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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The immortal Dr. Parnassus and his daughter Valentina travel the countryside with his imaginarium show, a mirror that audience members enter and are given two different paths to follow. If they choose correctly they will find joy and happiness, but choose wrongly and things will be quite the opposite. The doctor must also discover the right course to follow. After making a deal with Mr. Nick years ago, he must choose the correct path if he is to save his beloved daughter from Satan.

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