The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Directed by: Terry Gilliam

Distribution: Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Colin Farrell, Christopher Plummer

Genre: Adventure

Runtime: 2h02

Viewers Rating: 3/5

Synopsis

The plot revolves around one thousand year old Doctor Parnassus and his travelling theatre troupe, his "Imaginarium", which includes sleight-of-hand expert Anton and dwarf Percy , as well as Parnassus' daughter Valentina , who travel around England, offering spectators the chance to go through a mirror, into their imagination. The film begins with them putting on one such show, outside a London pub. Their spectators come from people who have just been thrown out of the bar, and one particularly rowdy man boards the stage. Valentina, in an attempt to keep the peace, lures the man into the mirror, then escapes, leaving the man inside. The man is first surrounded by empty bottles of alcohol, signifying his alcoholism. He is taken into the sky by a strange hand-like creature, and then dropped onto an enormous thumbtack. He is then faced with a choice: climb an extremely high mountain, which would take a lot of effort, but ultimately lead to happiness, or the Devil's choice, go into a small dingy pub located near the mountain