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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus UK DVD & Blu-ray release date
It’s hard to mention The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus without talking about the death of Heath Ledger. It was the last film he worked on before his died in 2008 (much longer ago than I remember) and he never got to finish his role in the film. Left without one of their main actors, director Terry Gilliam et al managed to arrange for the Jude Law, Jonny Depp and Colin Farrell to complete the work.
Telling the story of the Doctor Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) and his travelling 'Imaginarium', The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus follows the troop as they all try to save the Dr’s daughter from the grip of the devil - AKA Nick - (Tom Waits). Having made an arrangement with him long ago to trade his first born upon their 16th birthday for immortality and youth. This is where the Ledger/Law/Depp/Farrell character of Tony the mysterious outsider comes in to help save the day.
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnasus will be released on DVD & Blu-ray on the 29th March 2010 and while it will never get the plaudits that Heath Ledger’s Joker got in Batman The Dark Knight, it looks like it could be another good effort from Ledger. Only the good die young.
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