The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Page #7

Synopsis: 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 competit
Director(s): Terry Gilliam
Production: Sony Pictures Classics
  Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 21 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.8
Metacritic:
65
Rotten Tomatoes:
64%
PG-13
Year:
2009
123 min
$7,504,196
Website
322 Views


Well - done - Tony.

Are the children, the children?

This is vital moment for

the future of Foundation.

Children of the world

depend on us.

Valentina!

Valentina!

Anton?

Anton?

- Yes, yes.

Listen to me. This is

nothing to do with you

This is him.

- Where are you?

This is his imagination!

- Call security now!

Come here, come here

Jesus, Anton, what are you doing?

'The disgraced director of the

children's charity'

"Suffer the Little Children",...

who was arrested last week.

on charges in the sale of organs

from third world children and

selling them to wealthy Westerners'...

Come back.

Hey, that's Anton!

Stop it!

You've betrayed me,

haven't you?

How could you, after all

I've done for you...

Don't you touch you!

I'll show them!

I'll show them all!

Tony screwed them all!

He's a liar!

Shut up!

Stop it!

Somebody stop him!

- He's a monster! - Stop him!

Get off me, Valentina!

No, no...

No good...

Get off me!

Get off...!

Anton! Anton, are you alright?

Valentina!

Anton!

Val, help me!

Don't loose my hands!

I'm sorry!

- I know! I know!

Val, I love you!

For whom did you work, eh?

You didn't come up by yourself...

Someone's got at you.

Someone's paid you!!!

Speak a little Russian do we!?

Valentina!

There you are!

This is all your fault!

Come to everything

we've been through!

How could you?

Is this how you pay men?

I can't believe it!

You did everything!

This is all your doing!

- All my doing...?

No, no...I'm felicity

I'm the facilitator...

the facilitator, dear boy.

I create the opportunities

It's not my fault if

your not up to it.

Ah, forgive me!

Dad!

Dad!

Wake up!

Dad! Wake up.

Step up. Step up!

He's mortal drunk.

P-p-lease m-mis-s,

there's-s n-nothing

y-you c-can d-d-o,

h-he's d-d-dead...

- NOOO!!

H-he's d-dead drunk.

Have you ever seen

this guy before?

All look the same.

- Ah, bloody drunk.

I hate you!

This is my choice!!

Now, there's absolutely

no need for that.

That's just plain

contrariness.

You think you deserve

punishment, don't you?

You have no idea.

You're just a kid.

Where have you been?

I'm a woman now.

Selfish b*tch!

I only fit the... - Only fit for hell.

If only.

That stubborn Parny

would never forgive me.

And that'd be a shame.

Let's dance.

Damn!

I've won.

You know, it's...not exactly

what I had in mind.

...all this.

Valentina, being the fifth...

She's supposed to be the prize

not part of the score...

That's not fair.

I hope they get that bastard.

Tear him limb from limb...

But they won't.

He leads a charmed life,

that one...

I've been trying to nail

that bastard for years...

But, there's always some part

who seems to come

often to his rescue...

You know those weird markings

on his forehead found on him?

What is it all about?

Maybe protect him?

I've never been into

that black-magic stuff myself...

Come on, I offer you a stick

gum or breath mint.

Ah, I hate to see you like this.

I tell you what...

If you can get the lowdown

on those satanic markings,...

no, better - if you melt me that

self-righteous little prick

off the face of the universe...

I'll give you Valentina back.

What do you say?

Thanks God for that!

Give me!

I'm in little bit hurry.

- Give us a second, please.

Here's your tube...

An here's mine.

But mine's just a cheap

counterfeit - it breaks...

...so easily.

Oh, here's another...

STOP!

- You're not amused?

You've been talking to the devil,

haven't you?

I want to be saved...Wait not me...

If you manage to kill me, then

he'll release Valentina.

Am I right? It's all a lies.

He can't release her...

He can't release her,

because doesn't have her.

He doesn't have her,

because she's the prize.

Alright. He still doesn't

have five wins.

But if you kill me he will,

won't he?

And then, Doc, lose beautiful

Valentina forever.

Choose. - This is ridiculous!

- Choose!

Alright.

That one. - You sure you

made the right choice?

Oh, look.

- Let's find out.

There! Gotcha!

Thanks you all for coming.

That was splendid success!

Hey!

There are three cardinal rules.

Truss to the neck...

One, there's no black-magic,

only cheap tricks.

And...I forget the others.

Now, where's my daughter?

Oh for Christ sake.

How should I know?

You're her father.

You're loving father.

I mean, she's free too.

Three years, ...

The winds still blow.

The snows still fall.

Fires still burn.

Yet...everything has changed.

Except, my punishment.

Am I ever to find her?

Please...don't...

No more choices.

No more choices...

So, you found her?

Yes. Yes, I found her.

I think...she may have the daughter.

You're not going in there, are you?

You wouldn't want to frighten

her..scar a child for life..

Look at you.

No.

The great Doctor Parnassus...

You're an utter disgrace!

This is going to take time.

- Oh, Percy...

What would I do without you?

Get a midget.

- Get a midget.

Let Doctor Parnassus opens

you imagination

Transcend the heights on Beauty's wing.

Let be transported you to worlds

you've never dreamt of...

Does it come with a happy ending?

Sorry, can't guarantee that.

Ladies...

Oh, bless you, sir.

Get back to work!

THE END:

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Terrence Vance "Terry" Gilliam is an American-born British screenwriter, film director, animator, actor, comedian and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. more…

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