Title: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (IMDb)
Starring: Heath Ledger
Released: 27th April 2010
SRP: $28.95 (DVD)

Further Details:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced DVD ($28.95) and Blu-ray ($34.95) releases of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus for the 27th April. Extras will include a commentary with Director Terry Gilliam, an Introduction by Terry Gilliam, a deleted scene with optional commentary, featurettes ("Behind the Mirror", "Building the Monastery", "Doctor Parnassus Around the World", "The Artwork of Doctor Parnassus"), a Heath Ledger Wardrobe Test with optional commentary, an interview with Heath Ledger, and a Cast & Crew Presentation on Stage. The Blu-ray release will also include “The Drunk” Multi-Angle Progression Sequence, and 2 additional featurettes ("Heath Ledger and Friends", "The Imaginarium of Terry Gilliam").





Quote: Blessed with the extraordinary gift of guiding the imaginations of others, Doctor Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) is cursed with a dark secret. An inveterate gambler, thousands of years ago he made a bet with the devil, Mr. Nick (Tom Waits), 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. Valentina (Lily Cole) is now rapidly approaching this ‘coming of age’ milestone and Dr. Parnassus is desperate to protect her from her impending fate. Mr. Nick arrives to collect but, always keen to make a bet, renegotiates the wager. Now the winner of Valentina will be determined by whoever seduces the first five souls. Enlisting a series of wild, comical and compelling characters in his journey, Dr. Parnassus promises his daughter’s hand in marriage to the man that helps him win. In this captivating, explosive and wonderfully imaginative race against time, Dr. Parnassus must fight to save his daughter in a never-ending landscape of surreal obstacles – and undo the mistakes of his past once and for all! Also starring Heath Ledger, Andrew Garfield, Verne Troyer, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law.

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