The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)

Directed by Terry Gilliam · Cinematography by Nicola Pecorini

PG-13123 min61 frames

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The man who tried to cheat the devil.

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What is The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus about?

After a carnival troupe saves his life, a man agrees to help its immortal leader collect five souls and win a bet with the devil.

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What does the cinematography of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus look like?

Across 61 sampled frames, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus builds its coverage from medium shots (39% of the sample), with wide compositions (30%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Nicola Pecorini keeps 44% of it in soft, low-key light. 43% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame.

What is the color palette of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) are #322e2b, #131211, #261b16, #48372c, #54514c, #d5cab3 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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