| The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | |
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| 2 Nominations | |
| Year | 2009 |
| Director | Terry Gilliam |
| Writer | Terry Gilliam, Charles McKeown |
| Starring | Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Colin Farrell, Tom Waits |
| 82nd Academy Awards | |
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a 2009 fantasy film directed by Terry Gilliam . Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer, Andrew Garfield, Lily Cole, and Tom Waits star in the film, though Ledger's death one-third of the way through filming caused production to be temporarily suspended. Ledger's role was recast with Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell portraying transformations of Ledger's character as he travels through a dream world.
Nominations
- Best Art Direction — Dave Warren, Anastasia Masaro, Caroline Smith
- Best Costume Design — Monique Prudhomme
Plot[]
In London, the sideshow troupe of Doctor Parnassus promises the audience a journey to the "Imaginarium", an imaginary world commanded by the mind of Doctor Parnassus, where dreams come true. In the stories that Doctor Parnassus tells to his daughter Valentina, the midget Percy, and his assistant Anton, he claims to have lived for more than one thousand years; However, when he fell in love with a mortal woman, he made a deal with the devil (Mr. Nick), trading his immortality for youth. As part of the bargain, he promised his son or daughter to Mr. Nick on their sixteenth birthday. Valentina is now almost to the doomed age and Doctor Parnassus makes a new bet with Mr. Nick, whoever seduces five souls in the Imaginarium will have Valentina as a prize. Meanwhile the troupe rescues Tony, a young man that was hanged on a bridge by the Russians. Tony was chased until he finds and joins the group. Tony and Valentina fall in love with each other and the jealous Anton discovers that his competition may be a liar.
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