Film Details

Coming to theriverside from : Friday 6th November 2009

Certificate : 12A

Genre : Adventure | Fantasy | Mystery

Run Time : 2hour 02minutes

Director : Terry Gilliam

Writers : Terry Gilliam and Charles McKeown (written by)

Cast : Christopher Plummer, Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp,

Colin Farrell, Jude Law, Lily Cole, Verne Troyer

Billed as A Film by Heath Ledger and Friends, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is directed by Terry Gilliam and stars Christopher Plummer as Parnassus, an immortal travelling showman who runs a ramshackle magic act, assisted by his daughter Valentina (Lily Cole), assistant Anton (Andrew Garfield) and dwarf Percy (Verne Troyer). Parnassus' immortality is due to a deal he's made with the devil, Mr Nick (Tom Waits) and as Valentina nears her 16th birthday, Mr Nick reminds Parnassus that her soul will soon belong to him.

However, instead of collecting, Mr Nick offers Parnassus a race to collect five souls, using a magic mirror that transports whoever enters it into a world of their own imagining. Meanwhile, Parnassus and company rescue suicidal, scandal-plagued charity director Tony Shepherd (Heath Ledger), who feigns amnesia, joins their troupe and begins romancing Valentina. But what exactly is he hiding?