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happy Tears The imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
USA
Returning to the house they grew up in, sisters Jayne (Parker Posey)
FRANCE / CANADA / UK
Delayed but not defeated by the untimely death of its star, Heath
Director: Mitchell Lichtenstein and Laura (Demi Moore) are about to take on the first man they just Director: Terry Gilliam
Ledger, the new fantasy adventure from auteur Terry Gilliam (Time
Executive Producer: Timothy J. DeBaets might not be able to handle: their aging, irascible father Joe (Rip Torn). Executive Producers: Dave Valleau,
Bandits, The Fisher King) parlays the legend of Faust into an elaborate
Producers: Joyce Pierpoline,
Laura suspects that he needs full-time care; Jayne refuses to believe that
Victor Hadida
modern morality tale. The Imaginarium is a traveling show that
Mitchell Lichtenstein their father’s condition is serious. Yet her denial only makes Laura more Producers: Terry Gilliam, William Vince,
gives its audiences a fascinating choice between Light and Darkness.
Screenwriter: Mitchell Lichtenstein determined to yank her back to reality.
Amy Gilliam, Samuel Hadida
Meanwhile, the show’s mysterious and ageless creator (Christopher
Cinematographer: Jamie Anderson
Screenwriters: Terry Gilliam,
Meanwhile, Joe still sings and plays the blues on his prized guitar – and
Charles McKeown
Plummer) has struck his own deal with the devil – and his bill has now
Editor: Joe Landauer
the lively widower even has a new lady friend, the sassy, if not shame-
Cinematographer: Nicola Pecorini
come due. Can Dr. Parnassus take one last risk and save his 16-year-old
Cast: Parker Posey, Demi Moore,
less, Shelly (Ellen Barkin). But as the signs of his imminent senility daughter from damnation?
Rip Torn, Ellen Barkin
Editor: Mick Audsley
increase, family dynamics spiral out of control. Adding to the tension is
2009 / color / 96 min.
the fact that the sisters have their own, very different lives to manage
Cast: Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp,
Production began in December 2007 with Ledger in the pivotal role
Colin Farrell, Jude Law, of Tony, a charming stranger embroiled in Dr. Parnassus’s intrigues.
– Laura is a dedicated environmentalist with three small children, while
Christopher Plummer
The late actor’s scenes remain intact – and are nowhere, according
Jayne is growing desperate to have a baby of her own with her husband
2009 / color / 122 min.
to Gilliam, altered by digital technology – but after some dramatic
MiTChELL LiChTEnSTEin Jackson, a workaholic art dealer.
retooling, Tony is now also portrayed at various stages of Gilliam’s
The son of famed Pop artist Roy
Lichtenstein, Mitchell Lichtenstein is not
Explaining the title of the film, director Mitchell Lichtenstein has said phantasmagoria by Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, and Jude Law. Lily Cole
only a filmmaker but an accomplished
that “it’s the apparent contradictory nature of the term [that] attracted
TErrY GiLLiaM
figures large as the Doctor’s beloved daughter, Valentina, and singer/
writer, producer, and actor. After me. And the idea that good can come out of bad. Jayne does something Terry Gilliam has the distinction of being actor Tom Waits has a vivid turn as Mr. Nick – otherwise known as
appearing in such films as Ang Lee’s
totally irresponsible, but out of it comes something very good. Joe has a
the only American member of famed
Satan.
The Wedding Banquet and Streamers,
terminal illness, but it brings the family together. … Happy Tears is also
comedy troupe Monty Python – as
Lichtenstein gained notoriety in 2007 well as the mastermind behind Monty The Imaginarium is Gilliam’s third go-round with cowriter
with Teeth (SDFF 30). Happy Tears is his
the title of a painting by my father, so it’s a nod to him.”
Python’s Flying Circus’s animation
Charles McKeown (following Brazil and The Adventures of Baron
second feature. sequences. Since then, Gilliam has
Munchausen), and the collaborators say this is the most personal
received great critical success as a
Gilliam film in years. “I’m not sure whose autobiography it is,” the
director, receiving an Oscar nomination
for Best Original Screenplay for Brazil
director admits. “I thought it was vaguely related to mine, but I’m not
(1985).
sure any more. … It’s about the struggle of creative people to inspire
others, encourage them to open their eyes, appreciate the truth of the
Selected Filmography
world, but most are not successful – that’s the reality.”
The Brothers Grimm (2005)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
The Fisher King (1991)
The Adventures of
Baron Munchausen (1988)
Brazil (1985)
Time Bandits (1981)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
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