History Film / TheImaginariumOfDoctorParnassus

** TarotTrouble: The doctor's tarot reading also includes the Devil (obviously Mr. Nick), the Wheel of Fortune (his chancy [[DealWithTheDevil bet with the devil]]), and the King of Cups (a wise man who cannot be trusted).

* AllStarCast: One of the most notable recent examples.

* DawsonCasting: LilyCole was in her twenties during filming, but her character is 15 for most of it. She even spends some time masquerading as a 12 year old, which she says is obviously not true. It's inverted when Cole plays Valentina's mother as well as Valentina when she's older and has a child.

* FakeBrit: The overall cast is quite a diverse example, as it features an American (JohnnyDepp), a Canadian (Christopher Plummer), an Australian (HeathLedger) and an Irishman (Colin Farrell) all playing English characters. None of these characters seem to actually come from England, however.

* [[NamesTheSame Name's Kind-Of The Same]]: Anthony and Anton

* TheOtherMarty: Justified. See above.

* RealitySubtext

* ThrowItIn:
** According to director Gilliam, Heath Ledger frequently went off-script, which inspired Andrew Garfield to do the same.
** Apparently Verne Troyer came up with all the talk about midgets by himself. Considering his stature, it was considered [[NWordPrivileges okay for him to say it]].

Also stars (deep breath) LilyCole, Creator/AndrewGarfield, Verne Troyer, GwendolineChristie, Creator/JohnnyDepp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell.

** Of the Three Tonies, JohnnyDepp gets [[PiratesOfTheCaribbean to pontificate a lot, seem very suave doing it, and sweep women off their feet]], Jude Law gets to [[{{existenz}} get chased around by bad guys in a make-believe world]], and Colin Farrell [[spoiler:gets to sleep with LilyCole]].

* FanDisservice: In-universe, a troop of transvestite policemen dancing the can-can is apparently meant to persuade the Russians to choose the side of good, but sends them promptly screaming in the opposite direction.

* FanDisservice: [[Invoked]] In-universe, a troop of transvestite policemen dancing the can-can is apparently meant to persuade the Russians to choose the side of good, but sends them promptly screaming in the opposite direction.

''The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus'' is a 2009 film directed and co-written by Creator/TerryGilliam, starring Creator/HeathLedger in his final film role ([[Music/BobDylan for real]] [[Film/TheDarkKnight this time]]), along with Christopher Plummer as the eponymous Doctor.

* MsFanservice: Valentina. She plays the [[{{Roma}} Rom Girl]], the [[StageMagician Magician's]] Assistant, the [[MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter Wizard's Daughter]] who wants to [[RebelliousPrincess run away]]... any of these workin' for ya?

* AllStarCast: One of the most notable recent examples

* AwardBaitSong: "We Are The Children Of The World" complete with LyricalDissonance

** Parnassus makes bets with Mr. Nick, but the Devil enjoys the game more than the reward.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler:The Devil himself openly expresses disgust at Tony, who sold third world children's organs on the black market]].

** LilyCole. Holy crap. Don't believe me? Look at the poster at the top of the page. Especially when she's dressed as Eve.

* TheGamblingAddict: Certainly Doctor Parnassus; depending on your interpretation, also Mr. Nick.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: [[spoiler:The Devil, but not Tony.]]

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: The bit where Tony physically changes as he enters the Imaginarium was thought up a while after Heath died.
** Although in the DVD commentary, Terry Gilliam claims that the plot of the movie - apart from this device - was not changed at all. They just gave Heath Ledger's lines to the Other Tonies.

** Of the Three Tonies, JohnnyDepp gets [[PiratesOfTheCaribbean to pontificate a lot, seem very suave doing it, and sweep women off their feet]], Jude Law gets to [[{{existenz}} get chased around by bad guys in a make-believe world]], and Colin Farrell [[spoiler: gets to sleep with LilyCole]].

* TheoryOfNarrativeCausality: Dr. Parnassus follows a religious doctrine that more or less references this. Perhaps as a ShoutOut, the monastery where he was taught this doctrine looks like someone crossed a Buddhist temple with the Literature/{{Discworld}}.
** In the DVD commentary, Gilliam says it was Judaism-meets-Buddhism.
* ThrowItIn: According to director Gilliam, Heath Ledger frequently went off-script, which inspired Andrew Garfield to do the same.

* UnreliableNarrator: Dr. Parnassus, especially regarding his wife and his daughter.
** Tony very much is when they go into his imagination.

* BittersweetEnding: Parnassus is abandoned to the wilds of the Imaginarium and Mr. Nick refuses to tell him where Valentina is. He manages to escape many years later and see that she's now happily married with her own family but decides not to make himself known to her and returns to his street puppetry.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold [[spoiler:The Devil, but not Tony.]]

Also stars (deep breath) LilyCole, AndrewGarfield, Verne Troyer, GwendolineChristie, JohnnyDepp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell.

!!This film features examples of:

* BittersweetEnding: Parnassus is abandoned to the wilds of the Imaginarium and Mr. Nick refuses to tell him where Valentina is. He manages to escape years later and see that she's now happily married with her own family.

** Apparently Verne Troyer came up with all the talk about midgets by himself. Considering his stature, it was considered [[NWordPrivilegs okay for him to say it]].

* WellDoneSonGuy: [[spoiler:In Tony's dream-world, the wheelchair-bound President (Delano?) tells him "Well done, Tony!"]] Also inverted, in that Anton longs for Parnassus' approval... but the old man prefers Tony.

** Of the Three Tonies, JohnnyDepp gets [[PiratesOfTheCaribbean to pontificate a lot, seem very suave doing it, and sweep women off their feet]], Jude Law gets to [[SkyCaptainAndTheWorldOfTomorrow get chased around by bad guys in a make-believe world]], and Colin Farrell [[spoiler: gets to sleep with LilyCole]].

* [[DevelopingDoomedCharacters Ten Minutes With Jerks]]: [[AssholeVictim And]] [[WhatAnIdiot what]] [[SceneryPorn lovely]] [[TooDumbToLive minutes]] [[KarmicDeath they]] [[TropesAreNotBad were]].

** Apparently Verne Troyer came up with all the talk about midgets by himself. Considering his stature, it was considered okay for him to say it.

Thousands of years ago, Doctor Parnassus made a [[DealWithTheDevil wager with ]][[{{Satan}} the Devil]] (TomWaits) to see if he could save more souls through the Power of Imagination than the Devil could take through fear and corruption. In modern times, a now immortal Parnassus is owner of a traveling theater troupe, the Imaginarium. Its prized possession is a magic mirror that transports customers into a fantasy land shaped by the Doctor's imagination. Parnassus is proud and the Devil is persuasive, and the stakes keep getting higher until Parnussus bets the soul of his own daughter to be claimed on her 16th birthday. When the Devil comes to collect, the only hope to save Valentina lies in a mysterious rogue named Tony.

''The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus'' is a 2009 film directed and co-written by Creator/TerryGilliam, starring HeathLedger in his final film role ([[BobDylan for real]] [[Film/TheDarkKnight this time]]), along with Christopher Plummer as the eponymous Doctor.

* GreenEyedMonster: Anton, from the moment Tony wakes up, starts treating him like a leper because of how much more talented he is with the crowd and Valentina's attraction to him. And that was all [[spoiler:before he actually got proof of Tony's CompleteMonster status]]. He is so jealous he [[NotWhatItLooksLike acts like a rapist]] to get a client Tony had already convinced and nearly destroys the show and get them arrested for it, then uses TheReveal of [[spoiler:Tony getting a loan from the Russians]] immediately as "ultimate proof" of how Tony "tainted" the show, even though Tony had no obligation helping them. Heck, he even tries stealing Tony's cell phone when it started ringing, for no good reason!

* TrailersAlwaysLie: At least on my cable info (Verizon [=FiOs=] if you're interested): All the plot descriptions on it sound as if Tony is TheAtoner who finds redemption after going on a JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind, which isn't quite true.

Also stars (deep breath) LilyCole, AndrewGarfield, Verne Troyer, JohnnyDepp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell.

''The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus'' is a 2009 film directed and co-written by Creator/TerryGilliam, starring HeathLedger in his final film role ([[BobDylan for real]] [[TheDarkKnight this time]]), along with Christopher Plummer as the eponymous Doctor.

* WipeThatSmileOffYourFace: Mr. Nick does something like this to the people while making a deal for Dr. Parnassus.

** LilyCole. Holy crap. Don't believe me? Look at the poster at the top of the page. Especially when she's dressed as Lady Godiva.

* {{Fanservice}}:
** LilyCole. Holy crap. Don't believe me? Look at the poster at the top of the page. Especially when she's dressed as Lady Godiva.
** Also, for the ladies, you get Heath Ledger, Colin Farrell, Jude Law, and Johnny Depp in white suits and ponytails swanning about seducing middle-aged women and young girls.

* FakeBrit: The overall cast is quite a diverse example, as it features an American (JohnnyDepp), a Canadian (Christopher Plummer), an Australian (HeathLedger) and an Irishman (Colin Farrell) all playing English characters. None of these characters seem to actually come from England, however.

* HeroesWantRedheads: Colin Farrell and LilyCole

* MsFanservice: Valentina. She plays the [[{{Roma}} Rom Girl]], the [[StageMagician Magician]]'s Assistant, the [[MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter Wizard's Daughter]] who wants to [[RebelliousPrincess run away]]... any of these workin' for ya?

* TheSixthRanger: Tony, though there are only four members in the first place.

* TheoryOfNarrativeCausality: Dr. Parnassus follows a religious doctrine that more or less references this. Perhaps as a ShoutOut, the monastery where he was taught this doctrine looks like someone crossed a Buddhist temple with the {{Discworld}}.

* TrailersAlwaysLie: At least on my cable info (Verizon [=FiOs=] if you're interested): All the plot descriptions on it sound as if Tony is TheAtoner who finds redemption after going on a JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind, which isn't quite true.

* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Parnassus realizes this when his immortality contract only stated [[AgeWithoutYouth eternal life, not eternal youth]]. There was a similar stipulation in another Gilliam film with Heath Ledger in it, ''[[Film/TheBrothersGrimm The Brothers Grimm]]''.