THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS Director: Terry Gilliam Screenwriters: Terry Gilliam & Charles McKeown
(Feature Film/International Treaty Co-Production) Synopsis: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a fantastical morality tale that tells the story of Dr. Parnassus and his extraordinary ‘Imaginarium’, a traveling theatre show where members of the audience get an irresistible opportunity to choose between a fate of 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 that forces him to enlist in the help of a series of wild, comical and compelling characters as he embarks on a desperate journey to undo a deal he made with the Devil thousands of years ago in order to save his beloved daughter. Fantastically intriguing, rich with visual possibilities, and set amidst a landscape of surreally spectacular creation, this captivating, explosive and wonderfully imaginative story promises to take it’s audience on an unexpected adventure into the unique world of Dr Parnassus’ eccentricity, genius and insanity! Screenwriters: Terry Gilliam and Charles McKeown Director: Terry Gilliam Producing partners: Samuel Hadida Attachments: Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer, Lily Cole, Tom Waits, Verne Troyer and Andrew Garfield, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, Jude Law