Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man

Overview

A child is born. We see underwater swimmers representing this. He is young, in a jungle setting, with two fanciful "instincts" guiding him as swooping bird-like acrobats initially menace, then delight. As an adolescent, he enters a desert, where a man spins a large cube of metal tubing. He leaves his instinct-guides behind, and enters a garden where two statues dance in a pond. As he watches their sensual acrobatics of love, he becomes a man. He is offered wealth (represented by a golden hat) by a devil figure. In a richly decorated room, a scruffy troupe of a dozen acrobats and a little girl reawaken the old man's youthful nature and love.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 5, 2000

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

Canada

Production

Motion International,Cirque du Soleil Images

Cast

Chris Van Wagenen,Brian Dewhurst,Ian McKellen,Mikhail Matorin,Nicky Dewhurst,Anait Karagyezyan,Cully Smoller,Kenny Raskin

Director

Keith Melton

Writer

Peter Wagg,Steve Roberts

Producer

Peter Wagg,André Picard,Mitchell Cannold

Cinematography

Reed Smoot

Music

Benoit Jutras

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0213749