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Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus [Blu-ray]

Heath Ledger (Actor), Christopher Plummer (Actor) Rated: Suitable for 12 years and over Format: Blu-ray
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Genre Fantasy
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Contributor Tom Waits, Colin Farrell, Lily Cole, Christopher Plummer, Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Andrew Garfield, Jude Law See more
Language English
Runtime 2 hours and 3 minutes

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Fantasy adventure directed by Terry Gilliam. Christopher Plummer stars as Dr Parnassus, leader of the extraordinary Imaginarium: a travelling theatre where members of the audience are given the irresistible opportunity to go beyond reality by means of a magical mirror and explore the limitless realms of their imaginations. But despite his amazing gift for guiding the imaginations of others, Parnassus harbours a dark secret: years before he made a pact with the devil in order to buy himself immortality. When the devil appears to collect his payment - Parnassus's beautiful 16-year-old daughter Valentina (Lily Cole) - Parnassus and his troupe, now joined by the mysterious shape-shifting Tony (variously portrayed by Heath Ledger, in his last ever performance, Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell), embark on a wild and surreal journey through parallel worlds to save the girl and undo the mistakes of the past.

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ Unknown
  • Is discontinued by manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 19 x 14 x 2.2 cm; 40.82 g
  • Audio Description: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ BLUPARNASSUS
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ DVD-Video
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 3 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ 29 Mar. 2010
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer, Lily Cole, Tom Waits, Johnny Depp
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Lionsgate
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B002R0DNJG
  • Country of origin ‏ : ‎ Poland
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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  • TMUK
    5.0 out of 5 stars Sureal Suprising Superb
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 March 2010
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    I will start of by saying this is probably the hardest review I have ever tried to write as I know this film will be like marmite, you either love it or hate it.

    The imaginarium marks the final film that Heath ledger made before his untimely passing way and for this reason the film was nearly never finished. It was down to the friends of Heath that this gloriously sureal story was finished with appearances from Colin Farrel, Jude Law and Johnny Depp.

    The story is a complicated but well written tale of a 1000 year old monk called parnassus who has a travelling side show through which he tells his stories with the aid of people who participate by travelling through the mirror on the stage.
    The use of the other actors is possible as The passing through the mirror fascilitates the person that enters to see into the imaginarium through there own thoughts. So cleverly the character of Tony that Heath played can appear as anyone and so the 3 friends of Heath fill the role for him.

    All the storys have a moral based on the life of the person who steps through the mirror. After being persuaded by "Old Nick" to have a little bet with him Parnassus tries to point the right path for those who pay admission to save there soul. At the same time Old Nick played by Tom Waits of Swordfish trombones album and Rain Dogs fame tries to get there souls through temptation and greed.

    Parnassus though is constantly tricked by Old Nick and makes one bet too many involving his daughter who works on the show, that come her 16th birthday she will belong to him! They have 3 days and the 1st to win 5 souls wins the bet but no one wants to listen to Parnassus out of date show. Then enter the group Tony (Heath Ledger) who is saved from hanging under a bridge by the travelling show. He is not all he appears and Parnassus is at first sure Old nick sent him but even Old nick admits he isn't sure about Tony! So Tony helps modernise the show and the race is on for the 5 souls.

    The Blu-Ray quality is excellent and the Audio True HD. The Imagery of the film though intially around the less salubrious parts of London grows into a mind expanding vision of the imagination as folks enter the mirror seek there hearts desire.

    There are a whole heap of extras and a poignant optional introduction by Terry Gilliam marking The making of the film and the passing away of Heath Ledger.

    I personally loved this film and think its possibly the best work of Gilliams Career which is no mean feat considering the difficulty in making it.

    The more i think on this film the more i see in it and without wishing to sound arty or pompous perhaps the reviewing of this wonderful film says as much about the reviewer as it does the film itself. I only hope as Gilliam says himself that you can enjoy it as much as I have
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  • Antonia Tejeda Barros
    5.0 out of 5 stars A magical, poetic and beautiful movie / Heath's last performance
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 March 2015
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    The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is the opus magnum of Terry Gilliam and, tragically, the last film of Heath Ledger. It started filming on December 8, 2007. On January 23, 2008, the day after Heath's death, the production stopped until February 17. On February 18 filming begun again, and Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law came along and finish Heath's performance (later they donated all their salary -20 million dollars- to Heath's daughter Matilda). Everybody wanted to finish the movie, to show Heath's last performance. In the movie, there are 2 worlds, the real world and the imaginary world. Fortunately, all the scenes of the real world (which were shot in London) were already finished when Heath died. The scenes in the imaginary world were going to be shot in Vancouver. Tony, Heath's character, appears different every time he enters in the Imaginarium. Depp, Law and Farrell, apart of having some physical resemblance in the movie with Heath (same hair, same moustache, same goat beard, same make-up), copied Heath's mimics in the movie, and the film does not get affected by that. The sadness is that Heath does not appear much. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a magical, poetic and beautiful movie, with an incredible art direction (Caroline Smith), beautiful cinematography (Nicola Pecorini), brilliant costumes (Monique Prudhomme), beautiful music (Jeff & Mychael Danna) and an amazing cast (Heath, Christopher Plummer, Andrew Garfield, Lily Cole, Verne Troyer, Depp, Law and Farrell, and Tom Waits shining in his amazing & funny portrayal of the Devil). Although the movie is beautiful, to watch The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is painful, because it's the real and artistic prove of Heath's death. At the end of the movie, instead of writing "A film by Terry Gilliam", Gilliam wrote in the credits: "A movie from Heath & friends". According to Gilliam, that was what the movie was. The film is in memory of Heath and of producer William Vince (who died 5 months after Heath) / Antonia Tejeda Barros (Madrid)
    P.S. The DVD is packed with very exciting EXTRAS, including Heath Ledger Featurettes and Tribute.
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  • Dr M
    4.0 out of 5 stars Complex
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 September 2023
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    Part Fantasia, Wizard of Oz, it is a story of reality and imagination, of morality and truth. On one level it is a child-like trip but, if you can follow the good/evil thread, it is a parable. Great acting and actors thrown in too!
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  • mercedes garcia
    5.0 out of 5 stars un "must have" para amantes del cine de Terry Gilliam
    Reviewed in Spain on 7 January 2021
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    Una cinta arriesgada, creativa, personal e imprescindible para cinéfilos, concretamente para amantes del cine de autor, y en este caso de Terry Gilliam. Conseguir sus producciones no es tan fácil teniendo en cuenta que su "imaginario cinematográfico" es muy especial y no es cine de evasión para mayorías, de modo que tener esta es un lujo. Esta versión en con distintos idiomas y subtitulaciones además está muy completa. Totalmente satisfecha con el producto y el servicio.
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  • Mandeep Basarke
    5.0 out of 5 stars I like the story
    Reviewed in Canada on 8 November 2024
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    The Imaginarium is a great movie to watch as it causes you to use your imagination as to what happens to the characters in the film.
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  • JD
    5.0 out of 5 stars 「テリー・ギリアム映画ファン」でないと厳しいかも。　しかし観終わると不思議なものが心に残る「カルト映画」。
    Reviewed in Japan on 21 September 2016
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    まずこの映画は「ヒース・レジャー」の遺作となった映画で、彼は撮影中に亡くなったので、ジュード・ロウや
    ジョニーデップ、コリン・ファレルが上手い具合に容姿が変わったという設定で、代役を務めています。

    映画の内容はじつに「カルト映画」で、多くの人に支持されるような内容と言い難いのですが、寓話的な
    大人の展開で、細かい部分がセットも含めて非常によく出来ているので、引き込まれるような映画です。

    16才の娘役で、リリー・コールが出演しているのですが、これが大変美しくて目を引きます。
    トム・ウェイツも敵役で出演しているのですが、こうなるとテリー・ギリアムの作品に詳しい人は、即座に
    あの奇跡的名作である『フィッシャー・キング』を思い出すことでしょう。
    ですからこの作品は、ある意味『フィッシャー・キング』のトリビュート的な作品と考えても間違いではあり
    ません。
    むしろあの映画に、非常に近い作品だと思います。

    現実には、あるわけがないような、不思議な移動式劇場というか、カラクリ屋敷。
    万人向けでは全くないですが、でも観終わった後には、「不思議なもの」が心に残る映画です。
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  • MassimoMLK
    5.0 out of 5 stars L'uomo che voleva ingannare Tom Waits
    Reviewed in Italy on 23 October 2012
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    È il primo film di Terry Gilliam che vedo e posso dire che è molto fuori dagli schemi standard, "indie" e artigianale, eccentrico e bizzarro (come storia, come regia, come musica, come tutto), realistico e fantastico allo stesso tempo. Il tema, sfruttato tante volte ma che mi piace sempre, è quello dell'eternità: un uomo che fa un patto col Diavolo e rischia di vivere e soffrire per sempre. Prima di vederlo ero curioso di vedere come avessero gestito l'improvvisa morte di Heath Ledger e avevo un po' paura che ciò avesse potuto influire negativamente sulla qualità finale, ma a film visionato ammetto che se non avessi saputo cosa era successo avrei pensato che il film fosse stato progettato così. Ottimo.
    Gli extra sono tutti interessanti ma secondo me sono troppo "Ledger-centrici": ok ricordare un bravo attore che è morto giovane ma non c'è bisogno di fare metà dei contenuti speciali su di lui...
    Visivamente il film è notevole come definizione anche grazie alla fotografia a tratti piuttosto particolare. L'audio è in HD anche in italiano (urrà!), gli extra sono quasi tutti in HD. Blu-ray promosso sul fronte qualitativo (ma anche artistico).
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  • M. Neumann
    5.0 out of 5 stars Kein Film für eine Nacht.
    Reviewed in Germany on 14 January 2014
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    Nachdem ich die zahlreichen negativen Meinungen und Stimmen zu diesem Film gesehen habe, fühlte ich mich dazu gedrängt selbst eine Rezension zu verfassen.
    Ich sehe diesen Film als einen der besten Werke aus den letzten 10 Jahren an und möchte hier kurz erläutern, wieso.

    Zunächst ein Mal muss ich fairerweise sagen, dass der Film vermutlich nichts für jeden Rezipienten ist. Er spielt mit der Vereinigung von Realität und Phantasie, zeigt Träume verschiedener Menschen auf und beleuchtet menschliche Moral auf fantasievolle Weise. Verständlich, dass das Hineinversetzen in den Film für Realisten und Pragmatiker horizontbezogene Schwierigkeiten aufwerfen kann. Sollten Sie zu diesem Schlag gehören rate ich Ihnen: Kaufen Sie sich den Film nicht, für Sie wurde er nicht gemacht.
    Auch jene, die einfache, stringente Handlungen bevorzugen, also Filme AUSSCHLIEßLICH zum Zeitvertreib oder Abschalten nutzen wollen, sind hier vermutlich nicht gut beraten.
    Außerdem die, die sich denken: "Geil, nochn Film mit Heath Ledger" oder "Johnny Depp...was der macht is immer gut!" sind hier vermutlich falsch. Der Film funktioniert als Gesamtheit, nicht auf Grund einzelner Charaktere oder schauspielerischer Einzelleistung.

    Sollten Sie sich bis jetzt noch nicht angesprochen gefühlt haben, willkommen in der Welt des Dr. Parnassus.
    Der Film spiegelt auf witzige, phantasievolle, gefühlvolle und intelligente Art und Weise moralische Abgründe der Menschen. Das Kabinett des Dr. Parnassus besteht aus einem Wagen, der, von Pferden gezogen, seit vielen Jahren durch Städte tourt und es Menschen ermöglicht für einen Moment aus dem Alltag zu entfliehen und in Ihre Traumwelt einzutauchen. Durch die unterschiedlichen Charaktere entsteht dadurch ein vielschichtiges Bild menschlicher Sehnsüchte und Abgründe, das zum Träumen und nachdenken Gleichermaßen anregt.
    Die Rahmenhandlung ist schnell erzählt. Dr. Parnassus machte vor vielen Jahren die Bekanntschaft mit dem Teufel, der ihn zu einer Wette heraus forderte. In der Wette ging es darum, Anhänger für sich zu gewinnen. Wer eine gewisse Zahl vor dem Gegenspieler erreicht hatte, war der Sieger. Dies wurde einerseits durch List und Tücke erreicht (Teufel) oder andererseits durch das Durchschreiten des Kabinetts (Dr. Parnassus). Die erste Wette war nicht genug, sodass viele weitere folgten, bis zu der Zeit, in der der Film spielt.
    Der religiöse Aspekt sollte keinen abschrecken, der sich dadurch abschrecken ließe. Er ist zwar vorhanden, jedoch thematisch eher untergeordnet. Vielmehr dienen die Begriffe (Teufel, gottähnlicher Gegenspieler) als Symbole für Träume und Narzismus.

    Die Vielfalt des Films stimmt einen nachdenklich. Die aufgezeigten menschlichen Eitelkeiten, die vermutlich jeder in gewissem Maße kennt, lassen einen über sich selbst reflektieren. Eine, wie ich finde, seltene und wertvolle Eigenschaft eines Filmes. Dennoch ist das Gefühl nicht negativ, denn der Film deutet in keinster Weise mit dem Finger auf Menschen und versucht als moralische Instanz zu fungieren. Viel eher ist es eine Art Bild, das die schlechten Seiten der Menschen und der Welt aufzeigt, trotzdem aber das Gefühl vermittelt, dass es für alles einen Ausweg gibt. Die Möglichkeit, durch seine eigenen Träume zu einem glücklicheren Menschen zu werden, erinnert uns an ein sorgenfreires Leben und vermag es uns in eine Richtung zu stupsen, die einen wieder mehr zu sich selbst führt.

    So ist das Kabinett des Doktor Parnassus keines Falls ein Film für eine Nacht. Um ihn in Gänze zu begreifen lohnt es sich, ihn mehrmals (bei mir bis jetzt 5x) anzusehen. Man wird jedes Mal neue Aspekte finden, die man vorher nicht verstanden, gesehen oder gewürdigt hat. Sollten Sie zu den Menschen gehören (für Männer und Frauen gleichermaßen geltend), die gerne Träumen oder mal gerne geträumt haben, es aber dank des Alltags oder aus Zeitgründen vergessen oder verlernt haben, empfehle ich Ihnen diesen Film.

    Sollten Sie sich auf Grund dieser Rezension zum Kauf entscheiden, würde ich mich freuen, von Ihnen zu hören, was Sie denken und wie Sie den Film fanden.
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