US Trailer: The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus

The new US trailer for Terry Gilliam’s The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, courtesy of Yahoo.

There’s a couple of things to consider when discussing this film, firstly, it’s safe to assume that the general public will always follow the title with the phrase “Heath Ledger’s final film“, secondly, this will sadly be the only film to ever be able to carry the “Academy Award Winner – Heath Ledger” strapline.

The trailer itself looks spectacular, and with just over a week to go until release it won’t be long before we all get to see the finished product, which premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

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 traveling 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, Dr Parnassus is cursed with a dark secret. Long ago he made a bet with the devil, Mr Nick, in which he won immortality. Many 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 first-born reached its 16th birthday he or 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.

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus stars Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Colin Farrell and Lily Cole and hits UK theatres on 15th October 2009, check out the new trailer below:

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