The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus

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An interview with Amy Gilliam who is one of the Producers on The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Amy discusses her ambition, working with her father the legendary Terry Gilliam, working on Parnassus, the loss of actor Heath Ledger and her co-producer Bill Vance.

B-roll for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus courtesy of Tout Le Cine. B-roll provides a compilation of behind the scenes footage from the film.

As released by QuickStop: They are calling this a teaser trailer for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, but it looks like a behind the scenes sneak peek from Director Terry Gilliam and a look at some of his previous films. He gives us a glimpse at some of the production designs and artwork for the film. Currently in post-production, Parnassus should be arriving at a theater near you sometime in 2009.

International trailer for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus shows never before seen footage from the film along with the first shots of Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law. Thanks to QuietEarth for updated copy.

An interview with the Director, Terry Gilliam, of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and TIFF 2009.

A TV Spot for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus shown in the UK. The film with hit theaters on October 16th in the UK and December 25th here in USA.

Director Terry Gilliam talked to BBC about Heath Ledger's death and how they finished the film for him.

Trailer for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a fantastical morality tale, set in the present day. It tells the story of Dr Parnassus and his extraordinary 'Imaginarium', a traveling show where members of the audience get an irresistible opportunity to choose between light and joy or darkness and gloom. Blessed with the extraordinary gift of guiding the imaginations of others, Dr Parnassus is cursed with a dark secret. Long ago he made a bet with the devil, Mr Nick, in which he won immortality. Many 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 first-born reached its 16th birthday he or 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.

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a fantastical morality tale, set in the present-day. It tells the story of Dr. Parnassus and his extraordinary Imaginarium , a travelling show where members of the audience get an irresistible opportunity to choose between light and joy or darkness and gloom. 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!

A behind the scenes look at The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus where the cast of the film talk about the characters they play.

Percy (Verne Troyer) meets Tony (Heath Ledger), who is suffering from a bit of amnesia, for the first time.