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guardian.co.uk - 5/22/2009
The saddest thing about Terry Gilliam's Imaginarium
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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is an awful mess, and the untimely death of Heath Ledger during its making only focuses attention on it for the wrong reasons Imagination can be a terrible thing. That, possibly, is the message of Terry Gilliam's enormously awful The Imaginarium of Doctor ...
guardian.co.uk - 5/22/2009
Terry Gilliam's Imaginarium may be for fans only
— guardian.co.uk — The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, featuring Heath Ledger's poignant final bow, is just too madly self-indulgent Heath... Ledger takes a poignant final bow in Terry Gilliam's loopy, sweet-natured but madly self-indulgent fantasia The Imaginarium of ... (more) Terry Gilliam's Imaginarium may be for fans only

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hollywoodreporter.com - 5/22/2009
Film Review: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
— hollywoodreporter.com — More Cannes reviews CANNES -- The first big question about Terry Gilliam's "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus"... involves how the filmmaker managed to complete the film when his star Heath Ledger died in the middle of shooting. The answer is with ... (more) Film Review: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

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screendaily.com - 5/22/2009
The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus | Review
— screendaily.com — Terry Gilliam has always seemed like the last apostle of unfettered fantasy in an age insistent on... prosaic reality. The Imaginarium Of Dr Parnassus is a typically staunch defence of the transformative power of the imagination and its ability to change ... (more) The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus | Review

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In Contention:  ‘Parnassus’ causes much head-scratching at Cannes

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‘Parnassus’ causes much head-scratching at Cannes
In Contention — ... So it’s no surprise to report that the reviews thus far are mixed at best, with some vocal detractors already apparent. (Catherine Shoard at the Guardian describes it as “a horrible mix of reheated Munchhausen and stale Faustian mumbo-jumbo.) Still, several critics have salvaged some value from the project, and are unexpectedly supportive in their reviews. ...

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