The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus 2 DVD 2009 Doctor Parnassus és a képzelet birodalma / Directed by Terry Gilliam / Starring: Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer, Verne Troyer, Lily Cole / 2 lemezes limitált változat

UPC 5999544257801

REGION 2 PAL DVD

MADE IN THE EU

AUDIO: English 5.1, Hungarian 5.1

SUBTITLES: Hungarian

Total Runtime: 117 minutes

English Summary:

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a 2009 fantasy film directed by Terry Gilliam and written by Gilliam and Charles McKeown. The film follows a travelling theatre troupe whose leader, having made a bet with the Devil, takes audience members through a magical mirror to explore their imaginations and present them with a choice between self-fulfilling enlightenment or gratifying ignorance.

Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer, Andrew Garfield, Lily Cole, Verne Troyer, 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; the film marks Ledger's final film performance, and was even dedicated to him and co-producer William Vince.

Outside a London pub, an elderly bearded sage named Doctor Parnassus runs a nearly-bankrupt traveling theatre troupe, which includes his teenaged daughter Valentina, a sleight-of-hand expert and barker Anton, and a dwarf assistant Percy. The troupe's main attraction is a portal to a magical "Imaginarium", a surreal dream world that transforms according to its participants' own desires and offers them a choice between difficult self-fulfillment or easy ignorance. After a drunkard is swayed to the latter, Parnassus says he has lost "another one" to Mr. Nick, a suave personification of the Devil, who often appears without warning to taunt Parnassus and gloat over Parnassus's failures. He reminds Parnassus that in three days Valentina turns 16, and her soul will belong to Mr. Nick. Hundreds of years ago, Mr. Nick tricked Parnassus into accepting immortality, after making a wager similar to his current predicament.

Hungarian Summary:

Doctor Parnassus egy utazó színház igazgatója, s különös képességgel rendelkezik: irányítani tudja mások képzeletét. Előadásai során vállalkozókedvű nézőket szólít a színpadra, akik a csodatükrén keresztül beléphetnek a fantázia birodalmába. Parnassus azonban sötét titkot is őriz: egyezséget kötött az ördögi Mr. Nickkel, aki a megállapodás értelmében a 16. születésnapján megkapja lányát, Valentinát. A lány persze nem tudja, hogy mi vár rá, így megesik, hogy szereles lesz egy fiúba, Tony-ba. Parnassus pedig ezt követően egy utolsó alkut köt Mr. Nickkel...

Cast / Szereplők:

• Heath Ledger as Tony Shepard. When Ledger died in the midst of production, the role was recast for certain scenes to show portrayals of "physically transformed versions" of the character within the Imaginarium:
  • Johnny Depp as Tony (first transformation)
  • Jude Law as Tony (second transformation)
  • Colin Farrell as Tony (third transformation)
• Christopher Plummer as Doctor Parnassus
• Andrew Garfield as Anton
• Verne Troyer as Percy
• Lily Cole as Valentina
• Tom Waits as Mr. Nick
• Paloma Faith as Sally
• Gwendoline Christie as Shopper
• Peter Stormare as The President
• Charles McKeown as Fairground Inspector