The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

– A traveling theater company gives its audience much more than they were expecting...

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.80 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 3 Minutes
Release Year:
2009
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)

A traveling theater company gives its audience much more than they were expecting.

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) - Trailer

Release Date:

08 Jan 2010

Language:

English, Russian, French

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
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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.

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 21 nominations.

Gross profit:

$7,504,196

Production Company:
Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
64%
Metacritic:
65%

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