The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a British fantasy film directed by Terry Gilliam from the year 2009 It was the last film in which Heath Ledger died in 2008 participated. ; the film is dedicated to him and the late producer William Vince also in 2008.

Action

London of the present: the small traveling theater of Dr. Parnassus has its best years behind it. For a long time, people do not care more for its arts and ignore the attempts of the young Anton to keep spectators on the theater trolley. Here, the theater offers a special feature: a mirror which reflects the ideal fantasy world of the individual person when passing through. When in a fight a drunk accidentally falls through the mirror and does not recur, call others present the police. The troupe manages to escape. What no one except the theater people know: the world behind the mirror represents the Into the downtrodden always end up with the choice between the own greatest vices and the alternative to renounce the vices. Who renounces his own will to vice, is rescued and returns back to reality - here Dr. Parnassus won. Those who appeal to the truck, die and fall to the devil. The dips in the form of black-clad, smoking Mr. Nick also Dr. Parnassus, to remind him to a long-ago pact. Parnassus could be hundreds of years ago on a bet with the devil, which he won, and received immortality. When he fell in love with old age in a woman, he graduated with a new pact to the devil: He got back his youth and was able to win the woman for themselves. But had to Parnassus Mr. Nick promise the child that love once it would have been 16 years old. Parnassus and went on to and is now desperate because his only daughter Valentina is in three days 16. His grief he drowned in alcohol, but he has told nothing of their fate of his daughter.

When driving over a bridge notice Anton, who is secretly in love with Valentina, and the diminutive assistant Percy a hanged man on the bridge. They bind him go - obviously saved him a halbverschluckte flute before strangulation. He has lost his memory and is spontaneously closed by Valentina in her heart. She dreams of a native life with her ​​husband and child and hopes that this man, whom they initially called George, is the key. Parnassus suspected him to be a henchman of Mr. Nick, however, any connection to the man who is actually called Tony rejects. However, Mr. Nick offers Parnassus another bet to to save Valentina: Who can win five souls for up to her 16th birthday, will have Valentina.

Together with Tony begin the theater people to modernize their program. Since Tony's charming way on women is particularly attractive, they come in a short time money and four women's souls who remain, among other things through the line of Tony in his first metamorphosis on the right path and come back to the present. Shortly before the fifth soul saving a group of Russians appear at the theater car and followed Tony, who flees through the mirror and turned for the second time. Even Anton is followed Tony through the mirror, but can not prevent the Russians Tony obtain. Just before they can hang him for the second time, a house appears in the fantasy landscape with a Russian Mama to the issue, the four Russians children alike. It turns out that the woman was nothing more than a controlled by Mr. Nick apparatus. However, Anton has also learned that the Russians have followed Tony because he had debts to them - Both sides now have four souls. Tony was the head of a well-known charity who had called, among other things with the money of the "Russian Mafia " a foundation for poor children to life. This, however, let wash over the Foundation money. Anton realizes that Tony has only played them to memory loss in order to immerse themselves in the theater company can. Valentina now learns from her father to her horror that she is part of a big bet and Anton is frustrated because Valentina for Tony feels more than for him. When Anton learns from the newspaper that Tony is searched for in reality as criminals, there is a big row with Tony, is pushed in consequence Valentina in the mirror. Tony follows her, and together they spend a romantic day in the fantasy world of Valentina. You go into the fantasy world Tonys, which occurs with Valentina at a gala his Children's Foundation. Here also Anton appears in childhood and warns Valentina before Tony: This 've wanted to do with the Foundation's nothing good, but instead operate with the bodies of these children only organ trafficking. The horrified spectator of the Gala then take up the chase Tonys. The world of Gala dissolves and Anton falls into a chasm that opens without Valentina can hold him. Valentina runs through Outland, as they also mentioned their drunken father fall dead. Will meet you at the end to Mr. Nick and two wickets. Although Mr. Nick wants to prevent them succeed Valentina to enter the gate of the devil. He has won his fifth soul, even if that was the bet at the same time.

Since Mr. Nick regrets this turn of affairs, and Dr. Parnassus looking at his daughter, he offers him a new contract: Actually, he was just behind Tony been all this time forth, which had, however, escaped him again and again. If it is possible Parnassus that Tony dies, he is to receive Valentina. Tony gets on his flight from visitors to the Gala through the desert to a mountain, climb the stairs that lead up, and place on top a gallows. He plans to re- ingest its flute lucky to survive the hanging, but manages to Parnassus to exchange the real flute against a false and fragile. The amount depends Tony, who is since the entry into the magic mirror still in its third transformation. Mr. Nick can Valentina free and Parnassus in the dark, where it is located. Years later, after endless searching and in the depths of despair, Valentina Parnassus sees in Vancouver again. She has now founded a family with Anton; the two have a young daughter. Even Percy he meets in Vancouver again, of the beggar depraved Parnassus helps to bounce back: Both now sell small paper theaters from paperboard, where Doctor Parnassus campaigning moves the toy theater figures.

Production

Terry Gilliam began in November 2006, the work on the script for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. After Brazil and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, he worked there for the third time with Charles McKeown co-wrote together. It succeeded Gilliam, along with William and Samuel Hadida Vince and his daughter Amy Gilliam to win as a producer who organized the necessary $ 30 million for the independent production of various donors. William Vince died in June 2008, shortly after the end of filming of cancer; it is dedicated to Heath Ledger as the film.

The filming of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus began in December 2007 in London, including the Tower Bridge, Southwark Cathedral, at Leadenhall Market and the Battersea Power Station. The scene with the hanged Tony was on the Blackfriars Bridge. After the end of filming in London and other scenes were filmed in Vancouver, so the scenes of the charity gala, which originated at the Orpheum in Vancouver. During the relocation of the team from London to Vancouver in January 2008, died leading actor Heath Ledger, who had stood last 19 January 2008 before the camera, with a stopover in New York City. On January 24, 2008 Terry Gilliam broke the filming from the film. Following the assumption that the project would not proceed, the parties decided to rewrite the script. While the scenes with Heath Ledger were almost finished filming in the presence of London, lacked those with Ledger behind the magic mirror. It was decided, therefore, to let the Tonys behind the magic mirror to fill each of the other performers, but assimilated into Heath Ledger's performance in the style and the clothes. The finished film finally realized according to Gilliam is a summary of everything that he had made.

The world premiere of the film took place on 22 May 2009 at the Cannes Film Festival in France. In Germany came The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus on January 7, 2010 in the cinemas.

Synchronization

Florian Halm is both the regular voice actors Jew Laws, as well as the tribe spokesman Colin Farrell. Despite the fact that both play the same role here, but it was decided, also in the German version for all four actors to assign different voices and not to allow the role to hire about by a speaker for all four actors. Thus, it came at Farrell to a reshuffle.

Criticism

Philip French by the British Observer praised The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus as " visually impressive ", but criticized the film towards the end, " intellectually pompous " and that will maudlin.

Empire mentioned the pressure on the film to be something special because it is Ledger's last film appearance. This is not comparable to his illustrations in The Dark Knight or Brokeback Mountain, but this would be because of the not particularly exceptional role ledger, which is here part of an ensemble. Empire emphasized in particular the representation of Lily Cole and Andrew Garfield, who would give the film an earthy note. The film would indeed downright start out as a " whirlwind of imagination ", but rather to a slightly disappointing drizzle at the end, which is not should hide the great performance Gilliam. This has succeeded despite the death of its lead actor to let the movie rewritten remain evident in its basic concept - at least within his own surreal world. Just because Gilliam film not to Ledger's role completely re- wrote after the death of Ledger, but put the emphasis on the whole plot, be it for over a decade, his most interesting film succeeded where you do not anmerke that the action should have a different course. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a movie with too many ideas, than that all of them can be kept under control, but he was conceived out of a passion and determination out which acts incredibly contagious.

Cinema stated that " Heath Ledger's death while filming in January 2008 [ ... ] Lucky for the film cynically " since the stopgap to fill the Tony role by different characters, " Terry Gilliam's walk through a surreal junk shop on end of the much needed kick [ lends ...]. Despite Story weaknesses artistic extravagance as it has rarely offer the cinema ". Even movie starts felt the film " despite obvious weaknesses [ ... ] worth seeing just for fans of Terry Gilliam. "

Awards

The Satellite Awards 2009 won The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus the award in the category " Best Costume Design". At the 2010 Oscars, the film "Best Production Design " and " Best Costume Design" was nominated for an Academy Award in the categories.

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