THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS | INTERVIEW
Terry Gilliam discusses the Miracles of Filmmaking
Terry Gilliam has been working tirelessly to enliven his audiences for more than 40 years. He has used his imagination and creativity to lure in audiences with unforgettable films such as “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” “The Fisher King,” “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” and “Brazil”. This year Gilliam brings us another unforgettable film, “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus”. The movie is much-anticatipated; production was almost shut down mid way due to the tragic death of the lead actor, Heath Ledger. What might have halted others to a standstill only delayed Gilliam. While the cast and crew were devastated by Ledger’s death, all agreed the movie must be completed and everyone close to the project made it their mission to finish the film.
MakingOf sat down with Gilliam to learn more about the making of “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus”. “Imaginarium’s” initial concept came from the simple notion of bringing something from another time into present day. Gilliam thought that a “traveling theater” would be the perfect starting place. He then added the need to make a choice between good and not good and then good and evil. As Gilliam does in all his films he started mixing things together and out came a movie that includes themes of imagination, mortality, family, and more.
Watch the first part of MakingOf’s interview with Terry Gilliam as he discussed the production, his love of cinema and the influences of Georges Méliès. And continue to visit MakingOf as we add interviews with the cast and crew.
