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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Front-Ranger:
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I didn't think so at all. She was a middle class woman meeting her husband and child at a nice restaurant to celebrate their child's birthday and she bought her child a toy.
Compared to Tony in his Armani suits, courting presidents, the extremely wealthy, the media and music industry for a charity that was a step to power, money and glory for him while being a cover for organ-selling from these homeless children?
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I agree about the ending. It was a feel-good ending for me...Valentina had found the normal life that she always wanted.
I'm really enjoying this discussion and think I must see the film again, there's so much I missed! Fortunately it's still playing around town.
delalluvia:
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--- Quote from: ifyoucantfixit on February 09, 2010, 04:15:58 pm --- The other thing that no one has mentioned is the flute in his throat. He kept it on his person at all times. Obviously he had needed it many time, in order to keep it so handy all the time.
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Which just goes to show how often he'd been lynched. So many times, he's prepared. The Tarot card pretty much spells that out.
There's plenty of symbolism in the story. The flute I saw as indicative of Tony being a "pied piper" or symbolic of the time to 'pay the piper'.
Antoine in his stage persona of Mercury is symbolic as a psychopomp - a guide of souls. He even has wings as he swings in the harness to rescue the 'dead' Tony. In his persona as Eve, as one who is responsible for the Fall and brings her/his beloved out of Eden and into the Real World.
Tony's Venetian mask - the one with the long nose - is a traditional one. It's called a 'Zanni" mask - representing someone who is buffoon, a fool, a con man, rogue, one who is self-absorbed with his own basic needs. And of course, it's also about someone not being what he appears to be.
The name Parnassus, Valentina's name, the bells she wears, the symbolism just goes on and on.
belbbmfan:
The movie opened here yesterday. My husband and I were planning to go. All arrangements were made, but then the weather turned on us, again(!) Snow and below zero temperatures made us change our minds pretty quickly.
The movie got some pretty bad reviews. :-\ Although all the reviewers seemed to agree that adding the three actors after Heath's death worked surprisingly well.
There was in interview with Terry Gilliam on the radio yesterday in which he told a remarkable story about Heath. During the shooting of the scene where Tony goes through the mirror for the last time, Heath was trying out some new approach or something and Terry noticed and he said 'Hey, stop doing a Johnny Depp!' Heath could laugh about the fact that he had been 'caught'.
Hearing that made me sad, I have to say. :(
Sophia:
--- Quote from: belbbmfan on February 11, 2010, 02:49:03 am ---The movie opened here yesterday. My husband and I were planning to go. All arrangements were made, but then the weather turned on us, again(!) Snow and below zero temperatures made us change our minds pretty quickly.
The movie got some pretty bad reviews. :-\ Although all the reviewers seemed to agree that adding the three actors after Heath's death worked surprisingly well.
There was in interview with Terry Gilliam on the radio yesterday in which he told a remarkable story about Heath. During the shooting of the scene where Tony goes through the mirror for the last time, Heath was trying out some new approach or something and Terry noticed and he said 'Hey, stop doing a Johnny Depp!' Heath could laugh about the fact that he had been 'caught'.
Hearing that made me sad, I have to say. :(
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thank you very much for sharing. I must say it made me sad to, but at the same time glad to hear something new, about heath.
Front-Ranger:
So, did you get to see the movie, Fabienne or anyone? What did you think? I hope to see it one more time before it leaves the theaters!
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