The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus: Terry Gilliam Interview

It’s only about 4 weeks to go until the release of Terry Gilliam‘s The Imaginarum of Doctor Parnassus in the U.K. Terry Gilliam is not in a habit of releasing movies every year or two, more every 5 to 10 years and when they are made they are usually very spectacular if not original.

Here is an interview with the ex-Monty Python man which was conducted at the Toronto film festival.

Starring Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer, Verne Troyer, Andrew Garfield, Lily Cole and Tom Waits, with Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law.

Synopsis | 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 daughters 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 Imaginarum of Doctor Parnassus is out in the U.S on Christmas Day  25th December for a limited release (UK full release 16th October).

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