By Todd Hatton
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Paducah, KY – The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus is this week's feature at Maiden Alley Cinema. It stars Christopher Plummer, Lily Cole, and the late Heath Ledger in his last film role. Imaginarium was directed by Terry Gilliam, who brings his signature mix of the fantastical and the mundane. It's the story of a man who seeks to save his daughter from a deal he made with the Devil long ago. Todd Hatton sat down with Larry Thomas to peer inside The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus.
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Starring Johnny Depp, Heath Ledger, Jude Law, Christopher Plummer, Lily Cole, Colin Farrell, Peter Stomare & Tom Waits
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!
Directed by Terry Gilliam (Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas, Brazil, Monty Python and the Holy Grail)
2 HOUR & 3 MINUTES 2009
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