the imaginarium of doctor parnassus (2009)
Parnassus, the leader of a traveling theater troupe, makes a bet with the Devil over who can win more souls. Parnassus troupe shows audience members their dreams and imaginative depths in a magic mirror. If, at the end, the soul chooses the difficult path of enlightenment, Parnassus wins; if they choose easy ignorance, the soul goes to the Devil.
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
- Director
- Terry Gilliam
- Release Date
- October 16, 2009
- Studio(s)
- Lionsgate
- Distributor(s)
- Lionsgate
- Cast
- Heath Ledger , Christopher Plummer , Verne Troyer , Andrew Garfield , Lily Cole , Tom Waits , Johnny Depp , Colin Farrell , Jude Law
- Writers
- Terry Gilliam , Charles McKeown
- Runtime
- 123 minutes
- Budget
- $30 million
Summary
Parnassus, the leader of a traveling theater troupe, makes a bet with the Devil over who can win more souls. Parnassus troupe shows audience members their dreams and imaginative depths in a magic mirror. If, at the end, the soul chooses the difficult path of enlightenment, Parnassus wins; if they choose easy ignorance, the soul goes to the Devil.
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