2007
Doctor Parnassus, leader of a magical Imaginarium, made a wager with the devil, Mr. Nick, who returns on his daughter Valentina's sixteenth birthday to claim her soul. The struggling Imaginarium welcomes the charismatic but mysterious Tony, whose charm revitalizes their act, though he is secretly a disgraced man on the run. Tony's past crimes are exposed during a charity ball, leading to his demise and Parnassus's final, desperate gamble with Mr. Nick for Valentina's soul. Parnassus sacrifices himself to save Valentina, allowing her to live a normal life, while he and Percy are left to wander the world selling toys.
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Doctor Parnassus’s magical troupe struggles under a Faustian wager, as young Anton navigates love, loss, and temptation while Parnassus fights to save his daughter.
Open full beat sheetDoctor Parnassus is listed as Leader of the Imaginarium. An ancient man, seemingly immortal, with a long scraggly beard, chalk white make-up, and a large red circle on his bald head. In the parsed data, Doctor Parnassus is connected to 44 scenes, 104 dialogue lines, 108 text mentions, first appearing around scene 8.
44 scenes / 104 dialogue linesValentina is listed as Parnassus's daughter. Young woman, Parnassus's daughter, often featured in the Imaginarium performances. In the parsed data, Valentina is connected to 39 scenes, 75 dialogue lines, 94 text mentions, first appearing around scene 4.
39 scenes / 75 dialogue linesAnton is listed as Performer in the Imaginarium. Young man, 18-19 years old, assistant to Parnassus. In the parsed data, Anton is connected to 38 scenes, 60 dialogue lines, 61 text mentions, first appearing around scene 4.
38 scenes / 60 dialogue linesPercy is listed as Dwarf performer. A dwarf, often dressed as a medieval demon, acts as a one-man band. In the parsed data, Percy is connected to 37 scenes, 35 dialogue lines, 39 text mentions, first appearing around scene 4.
37 scenes / 35 dialogue linesTony Shepherd is listed as Amnesiac drifter. A handsome man found hanging under a bridge, later revealed to be a disgraced charity director. In the parsed data, Tony Shepherd is connected to 29 scenes, 77 dialogue lines, 77 text mentions, first appearing around scene 30.
29 scenes / 77 dialogue linesMr. Nick is listed as Antagonist. A supernatural entity, often appearing in a bowler hat and red waistcoat, who makes wagers with Parnassus. In the parsed data, Mr. Nick is connected to 21 scenes, 18 dialogue lines, 18 text mentions, first appearing around scene 7.
21 scenes / 18 dialogue linesDiego is listed as Child. A 9-year-old boy obsessed with video games. In the parsed data, Diego is connected to 5 scenes, 5 dialogue lines, 5 text mentions, first appearing around scene 12.
5 scenes / 5 dialogue linesMartin is listed as Drunken youth. A member of a group of drunken youths. In the parsed data, Martin is connected to 3 scenes, 7 dialogue lines, 7 text mentions, first appearing around scene 4.
3 scenes / 7 dialogue linesDon is listed as Local resident. A man living in the terrace houses. In the parsed data, Don is connected to 1 scene, 5 dialogue lines, 33 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.
1 scenes / 5 dialogue linesCarol is listed as Don's partner. A woman living with Don. In the parsed data, Carol is connected to 1 scene, 1 dialogue line, 3 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.
1 scenes / 1 dialogue linesDon sees a mysterious wagon pulled by horses with no driver and tries to show his partner Carol, but it disappears.
Don, CarolA young couple in a car are interrupted by the passing wagon.
The clock strikes 2am.
The Imaginarium sets up and performs for a group of drunken youths; Martin enters the stage and chases Valentina through the mirror.
Doctor Parnassus, Valentina, Anton, Percy, MartinMartin chases Valentina through the magical forest.
Valentina, MartinValentina returns to the stage.
Doctor Parnassus, Valentina, Anton, PercyMartin is lost in the forest, encounters hand creatures, and is lured into a nightclub by Mr. Nick.
Mr. Nick, MartinParnassus wakes from his trance and argues with Valentina and Anton; police arrive.
Doctor Parnassus, Valentina, Anton, PercyThe wagon leaves as the street is cleaned.
The Imaginarium performs at a fair; Diego enters the mirror.
Doctor Parnassus, Valentina, Anton, Percy, DiegoAnton enters the mirror to find Diego.
Doctor Parnassus, Anton, DiegoAnton finds Diego, who is tempted by Mr. Nick.
Anton, Mr. Nick, DiegoDiego returns to the stage; Parnassus is threatened by authorities.
Doctor Parnassus, Anton, DiegoValentina sees Mr. Nick in the mirror.
Valentina, Mr. NickParnassus encounters Mr. Nick and realizes he has come to collect.
Doctor Parnassus, Percy, Mr. NickThe wagon travels through the city while Anton and Valentina talk about their future and Parnassus.
Anton, Valentina, PercyParnassus tries to tell Valentina about his past and the wager.
Doctor Parnassus, ValentinaParnassus narrates a story about a hooded rider approaching a monastery.
Doctor ParnassusYoung Parnassus tells a story to monks, interrupted by Mr. Nick.
Doctor Parnassus, Mr. NickParnassus and Mr. Nick debate the nature of stories and the universe.
Doctor Parnassus, Mr. Nick, PercyParnassus and Percy travel, performing and making the wager.
Doctor Parnassus, PercyParnassus and Percy are old and exhausted, then Parnassus sees a beautiful woman.
Doctor Parnassus, Percy, ValentinaParnassus attempts suicide, but Mr. Nick intervenes.
Doctor Parnassus, Percy, Mr. NickParnassus wins his bride but at a price.
Doctor Parnassus, Valentina, Percy, Mr. NickParnassus finishes his story as the wagon stops.
Doctor Parnassus, ValentinaAnton and Valentina discover a man hanging under the bridge.
Valentina, Anton, PercyAnton attempts to rescue the hanging man.
Anton, Valentina, PercyThe group brings the man onto the pavement and revives him.
Valentina, Anton, Percy, Doctor Parnassus, Tony ShepherdThe group puts the man in a trunk.
Valentina, Anton, Percy, Tony ShepherdThe man wakes up and is questioned by Percy and Anton.
Tony Shepherd, Percy, Anton, Doctor Parnassus, ValentinaParnassus questions the Man about the message from Mr. Nick, but the Man reveals he has lost his memory.
Doctor Parnassus, Tony ShepherdThe theatre wagon is parked and being opened for the show.
Anton, PercyValentina helps the Man find a costume and gives him the name Saint George; Anton interrupts them.
Valentina, Anton, Tony ShepherdParnassus is too drunk to perform; George suggests coffee.
Doctor Parnassus, Valentina, Anton, Percy, Tony ShepherdThe show begins, but Parnassus is in a trance and George is missing.
Doctor Parnassus, Valentina, Anton, PercyGeorge sells theatre tickets to shoppers.
Tony ShepherdParnassus falls off his perch; George returns with a mob of women.
Doctor Parnassus, Valentina, Anton, Percy, Tony ShepherdThe wagon leaves the parking lot.
George shows off the money he collected; Anton is jealous.
Valentina, Anton, Tony ShepherdA dark figure boards the wagon.
Mr. NickMr. Nick visits Parnassus and proposes a new bet.
Doctor Parnassus, Mr. NickThe troupe rests; Parnassus uses a technique to reveal George's name.
Doctor Parnassus, Valentina, Anton, Percy, Tony ShepherdParnassus and Percy discuss Anton and George.
Doctor Parnassus, Anton, PercyThe show is performed; Anton struggles to compete with George's charm.
Doctor Parnassus, Anton, Percy, Tony ShepherdAnton and Sally are trapped in a chaotic void within Parnassus's mind.
Anton, ValentinaThe crowd attacks the stage; Percy fires a gun to disperse them; Tony and Valentina escape with the wagon, dumping Sally.
Tony Shepherd, Percy, Valentina, Mr. NickThe damaged wagon crashes to a halt at a rubbish tip.
The troupe recovers from the crash; Valentina blames Anton for the disaster.
Doctor Parnassus, Valentina, Anton, Percy, Tony ShepherdParnassus is delirious, lamenting his wager with Mr. Nick.
Doctor Parnassus, Valentina, Tony ShepherdTony questions Anton about the Imaginarium and the nature of Parnassus's power.
Anton, Percy, Tony ShepherdAnton sits alone on a pile of garbage, depressed.
AntonTony suggests a new direction for the show; Anton is persuaded to return.
Doctor Parnassus, Valentina, Anton, Percy, Tony ShepherdThe troupe performs in a high-end area; Tony attracts wealthy patrons.
Doctor Parnassus, Valentina, Anton, Percy, Mr. Nick, Tony ShepherdInside the Imaginarium, Tony guides the woman through a surreal landscape.
Tony Shepherd, Mr. NickThe woman returns transformed; Russians arrive looking for Tony.
Doctor Parnassus, Valentina, Anton, Percy, Mr. Nick, Tony ShepherdThe Russians enter the Imaginarium chasing Tony.
Tony ShepherdThe Russians chase Tony through a surreal shampoo-commercial landscape, encountering various traps and obstacles before Tony is eventually caught and threatened.
Tony Shepherd, Doctor Parnassus, Anton, Percy, Mr. Nick, DiegoThe troupe is parked on waste ground, arguing about the recent events and the Tarot cards.
Percy, Doctor Parnassus, Tony ShepherdTony is put on trial by the troupe regarding his past and the Russians.
Doctor Parnassus, Anton, Tony Shepherd, Valentina, PercyDr. Parnassus meets Mr. Nick and reveals the truth about his deal and Valentina's fate.
Doctor Parnassus, Mr. Nick, ValentinaThe troupe realizes Valentina is gone.
Doctor Parnassus, Percy, AntonThe troupe searches for Valentina.
Anton, PercyTony convinces Dr. Parnassus to try one more show to save Valentina.
Doctor Parnassus, Tony Shepherd, Anton, ValentinaTony and Valentina navigate a surreal, dark landscape.
Tony Shepherd, Valentina, Mr. Nick, AntonThe Prime Minister arrives by helicopter and is greeted by Tony while Valentina watches from afar.
Tony Shepherd, ValentinaWealthy guests gather for the charity ball.
Tony and Valentina prepare to enter the ballroom, but are interrupted by Anton's voice and appearance.
Tony Shepherd, Valentina, AntonTony's world collapses as his crimes are exposed; Parnassus appears and is trampled.
Tony Shepherd, Anton, Valentina, Doctor Parnassus, Mr. NickParnassus and Mr. Nick discuss the outcome of their wager.
Doctor Parnassus, Mr. Nick, Tony ShepherdTony is pursued by the mob and meets his end at the gibbet.
Tony Shepherd, Doctor Parnassus, Mr. NickParnassus wanders the desert and finds Percy.
Doctor Parnassus, PercyParnassus and Percy arrive at a bungalow where Valentina lives.
Doctor Parnassus, Percy, ValentinaParnassus reunites with his daughter and meets her family.
Doctor Parnassus, Valentina, AntonParnassus and Percy run a toy stall.
Doctor Parnassus, Percy, Mr. NickYes, I know, and you're right, but that's the way the grown-up..the real world works. You can't make omelettes without soiling your hands. Or should that be the other way round? Anyway, I - with hindsight very foolishly - accepted a loan from people who seemed to me, at the time, to be very decent and sincere. There was absolutely no way I could have known that they were part of a ruthless organised crime syndicate and that they wanted to use my charity to launder money. I made a mistake. And I have to live with that. I'm sorry. What more can I say?
Doctor Parnassus... as old as time... yes, ladies and gentlemen, more than a thousand years old ... he has the power to empower your mind. A secret learned in the mystic East. Let Doctor Parnassus open your imagination. Let him guide and transport you to worlds and possibilities you never dreamt of... If you dare. But... Beware... there are dangers. You will have to choose. Will your soul fly?... Or will it be dashed on the rocks of darkness? The choice is yours and yours alone. Transcend the heights on Beauty's wing.
A sign! A message! That bird was a messenger... from distant places we know not of! Other places! The point is, you're wrong! And I'm wrong! It doesn't have to be us here! Somewhere in the world, at any given time... someone is telling a story! Sustaining the universe! Right now, it's happening. That's why we're still here. You can't stop stories being told somewhere! You can't be everywhere!
All my life you've made me play `Beauty', `Truth', `Justice'... filled my head with dreams and high ideals. All that crap! While... all the time...! The devil was right! You're arrogant! Vain and arrogant! I'm just another one of your stupid wagers!... You're beneath contempt.
Please can we answer the door? I can't stand not answering the door, or the telephone, or whatever. It's not in my nature. I won't sleep for weeks if we don't answer the door! Sorry!
There you are. You see. The story's stopped. No more story... And yet, we're still here, the fire's still burning... It's still snowing. The wind's still blowing. Nothing's changed.
Sal didn't get to make a real choice. You were gaga. Out for the count. Wouldn't be fair...And you've got four, thanks to your friend Tony. So... we're even... it's not quite over.
He's doing his bit to save the human race. He thinks it's got a future. Quaint, eh? I keep telling him to get a proper job. Check it out.. another night with nothing in the kitty.
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