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Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man
7.1 / 10• 2000• 39m•NR• English
DramaFamilyMusicFantasy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Ian McKellen
Narrator (voice)
Lead
Nicky Dewhurst
Young Man
Brian Dewhurst
Old Man
AK
Anait Karagyezyan
Vagabond Girl
CV
Chris Van Wagenen
Youth
CS
Cully Smoller
Infant / Child
KR
Kenny Raskin
Man
MM
Mikhail Matorin
Cube Act
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Keith Melton's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
