Cards, ninjas and murder scenes

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So it's this movie made for tv(Probably in the 80s-90s ish), it starts with a murder scene with cardboard trees. There's an old man and his daughter(?), they find a dude in water, there's something about a card or a watch.
They live in a van, and they have some kind of walking circus where you can go in different "universes", and there's a villain in there, somwhere. One of the universes has a motel in it.
Then, it goes ninja and there's a scene with big stairs and everyting is white. A dude is about to be hung when another man tells him "Put this piece of wood on your throat so you won't die" and I think he dies anyway. In the end the old man does paperdoll shows.

Honestly, it's been a while since I've seen it. I've searched for it's name for years and yet I never found it!



That elusive hide-and-seek cow is at it again
@teaberg
I doubt you're still around, but if so here you go!

I believe that is The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.
trailer here. Silly trailer, but gorgeous movie.

Old man, young girl, traveling circus wagon, alternate dimensions (sort of), hanging scene, and white. It hits all your marks!

Good luck