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Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man

Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man

MAY 5, 2000 · 39 MIN · DIR. KEITH MELTON

DramaFamilyMusicFantasy

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

  • Ian McKellen

    Ian McKellen

    Narrator (voice)

  • Nicky Dewhurst

    Nicky Dewhurst

    Young Man

  • Brian Dewhurst

    Brian Dewhurst

    Old Man

  • Anait Karagyezyan

    Vagabond Girl

  • Chris Van Wagenen

    Youth

  • Cully Smoller

    Infant / Child

  • Kenny Raskin

    Man

  • Mikhail Matorin

    Cube Act

Crew

Writer

Steve Roberts

Writer

Peter Wagg

Director of Photography

Reed Smoot

Editor

Harry B. Miller III

Original Music Composer

Benoit Jutras

Producer

André Picard

Producer

Peter Wagg