The imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.
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FilmPublisher number: DAVID3831 | Umbrella EntertainmentDistributor: [Kew, Victoria] : Umbrella Entertainment, [2018]Copyright date: ©2009Description: 1 DVD-video (approximately 122 min.) : sound, color ; 12 cmContent type: two-dimensional moving image Media type: video Carrier type: videodiscSubject(s): Sideshows -- England -- London -- Drama | Imaginary places -- Drama | Devil -- DramaGenre/Form: Fantasy films. DDC classification: 791.4372 Production credits: Directed by Terry Gilliam ; written by Terry Gilliam and Charles McKeown.Cast: Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer, Lily Cole, Tom Waits, Andrew Garfiield, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Colin Farrell.Summary: "Blessed with the extraordinary gift of guiding the imaginations of others, Doctor Parnassus is cursed with a dark secret. An inveterate gambler, thousands of years ago he made a bet with the devil, Mr. Nick, in which he won immortality. Centuries later, on meeting his one true love, Dr. Parnassus made another deal with the devil, trading his immortality for youth, on condition that when his daughter reached her 16th birthday, she would become the property of Mr Nick. Valentina is now rapidly approaching this 'coming of age' milestone and Dr. Parnassus is desperate to protect her from her impending fate. Mr. Nick arrives to collect but, always keen to make a bet, renegotiates the wager. Now the winner of Valentina will be determined by whoever seduces the first five souls. Enlisting a series of wild, comical and compelling characters in his journey, Dr. Parnassus promises his daughter's hand in marriage to the man that helps him win. 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!"--Distributor website.
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"DAVID3831"
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2009.
Special features: introduction by Terry Gilliam, Heath Ledger & friends, Heath Ledger interview, Heath Ledger wardrobe test, optional director's commentaries, deleted scenes, The imaginarium of Terry Gillam, Building the monastary, Behind the mirror, UK premiere featurette.
Directed by Terry Gilliam ; written by Terry Gilliam and Charles McKeown.
Censorship classification: PG.
NTSC ; Region 4 ; 1.85:1, widescreen 16:9, Dolby Digital English 5.1.
In English. English captions and audio description.
"Blessed with the extraordinary gift of guiding the imaginations of others, Doctor Parnassus is cursed with a dark secret. An inveterate gambler, thousands of years ago he made a bet with the devil, Mr. Nick, in which he won immortality. Centuries later, on meeting his one true love, Dr. Parnassus made another deal with the devil, trading his immortality for youth, on condition that when his daughter reached her 16th birthday, she would become the property of Mr Nick. Valentina is now rapidly approaching this 'coming of age' milestone and Dr. Parnassus is desperate to protect her from her impending fate. Mr. Nick arrives to collect but, always keen to make a bet, renegotiates the wager. Now the winner of Valentina will be determined by whoever seduces the first five souls. Enlisting a series of wild, comical and compelling characters in his journey, Dr. Parnassus promises his daughter's hand in marriage to the man that helps him win. 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!"--Distributor website.
Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer, Lily Cole, Tom Waits, Andrew Garfiield, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Colin Farrell.
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