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. Special Features: • Audio commentary by Terry Gilliam • Introduction by Terry Gilliam: Terry Gilliam inviting the audience to watch his film. • Deleted Scene of kid who enters the Imaginarium: A young kid enters the Imaginarium to escape his parents and finds himself in a fantastic couloured landscape, like the videogame he’s playing. • Deleted Scene / Commentary by Terry Gilliam: Terry Gilliam explains the making of this scene with the kid and the reason of the deletion. • Behind the mirror: This featurette is a first presentation of the world of the film, with interviews and making off scenes. • The Imaginarium of Terry Gilliam: In this featurette, Terry Gilliam explains his vision and the whole crew talks about their collaboration with him. • Building the Monastery: The production design team, the VFX team, the matte-painting team all talk about how the Monastery came to life, from imagination to realization. • The Drunk scene for the Multi angle sequence: When a drunk disturbs the show, he enters the Imaginarium where he’s grabbed by a hand creature before having to choose between a mountain of stairs and a bar, held by the Devil. Four windows on screen show each step of creation : Storyboards and previz, blue screen, integration of the first VFX, and the completed sequence. • Heath and Friends: Terry Gilliam, Cast and Crew speak about Heath Ledger and their relationship with him and the movie. • Heath Wardrobe Tests: Heath Ledger, shot during his first wardrobe and make up tests. • Heath Wardrobe Tests : Audio and video commentary by Terry Gilliam: The Director and friend’s moving commentary about these never seen images. • Segments of interview of Heath Ledger: Heath Ledger speaks about the film and his involvment in the project and with Terry Gilliam. • Dr Parnassus around the World: Montage from the Cannes Film Festival in May 2009 to the Japanese Premiere in January 2010, passing by the red carpets of London and Rome. • Cast and Crew: Presentation on stage with Terry Gilliam and the cast & crew at the London Premiere in October 2009. • Trailer

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Entrez dans un monde éblouissant de fantaisie avec L’Imaginarium du Docteur Parnassus, l’aventure féerique du réalisateur Terry Gilliam mettant en vedette Heath Ledger dans son ultime rôle au cinéma, accompagné par Christopher Plummer, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell et Jude Law. En échange de pouvoirs extraordinaires, le docteur Parnassus (Plummer) conclut un marché avec le diable, l’obligeant à lui céder l’un de ses enfants à l’âge de 16 ans. L’anniversaire de sa fille Valentina (Lily Cole) approchant, un mystérieux inconnu (Ledger) arrive avec le pouvoir de tout changer. Dans cette course contre la montre merveilleusement ingénieuse, captivante et explosive, le Docteur Parnassus doit se battre pour sauver sa fille. Malgré une interminable série d’obstacles surréalistes, il met fin une fois pour toutes à ses erreurs du passé!