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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Rudy Barichello (writer)
Release Date:
27 May 1999 (Netherlands)
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Tagline:
If you have no voice: Scream. If you have no legs: Run. If you have no hope: Invent. What if anything were possible?
Plot:
Frac, a mime who is suffering from a severe bout of depression, happens to meet a troupe of circus entertainers...
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2 wins
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4 nominations
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Life is a Circus
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | René Bazinet | ... | Frac |
 | Frank Langella | ... | Fleur |
 | Mako | ... | Old Momo |
 | Julie Cox | ... | Giulietta |
| Heathcote Williams | ... | Marcello |
| Brian Dewhurst | ... | Old Taps |
| Clipper Miano | ... | Momo |
| Andre Sleegers | ... | Henchman |
| Chip Bray | ... | Man in Restaurant |
| Matthias Krahnert | ... | Big Top |
| Steve Othman | ... | Strongman |
| Jade Fafieanie | ... | Roxanne |
| Hervé Malombo | ... | Hervé |
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| Pierrette Arseneau | ... | Vocals |
| Batmuhkh Batjargal | ... | The Little Budda |
| Dmitro Bogatirev | ... | Dima |
| Allister Booth | ... | Fast Track / Russian Bars |
| Paul Bowler | ... | Fast Track / Russian Bars |
| Julian Burford | ... | Kid #3 |
| Serguei Chachelev | ... | Serguei |
| Frederic Charest | ... | Drums |
| Ulziibayar Chimed | ... | The Contortionist |
| Jennifer Chung | ... | Fast Track / Russian Bars |
| Daniel Cola | ... | Fast Track / Russian Bars |
| Isabelle Corradi | ... | Vocals |
| Luca De Weers | ... | Kid #4 |
| Alexandre Dobrynine | ... | The Lev |
 | Eva Dorrepaal | ... | Prostitute |
| Tamir Erdenesaikan | ... | The Big Budda |
| Ron Feather | ... | Percussion |
| Vadim Foutsov | ... | Fast Track / Russian Bars |
| Suzie Gagnon | ... | Accordion |
| Marc Gillett | ... | Leader |
 | Whoopi Goldberg | ... | Baby Clown |
| Ebon Grayman | ... | Fast Track / Russian Bars |
| Vitaly Gudzenko | ... | The Lev |
| Valeri Guryev | ... | The Lev |
| Kristina Ivanova | ... | Fast Track / Russian Bars |
| Efgueni Ivanov | ... | Fast Track / Russian Bars |
| Giya Khetaguri | ... | Fast Track / Russian Bars |
| Vladimir Komissarov | ... | The Lev |
| Xavier Lamoureux | ... | Trapeze |
| Frederic Lemieux | ... | Kid #5 |
| Andrei Lev | ... | The Lev |
| Elena Lev | ... | 'Sassy' (Hula Hoop Girl) |
| Umberto Marchi | ... | Opera Singer |
| Mikhail Matorin | ... | The Angel |
| Alexandre Matveev | ... | Fast Track / Russian Bars |
| Yuri Medvedev | ... | Yuri |
| Nelly Noolj | ... | Prostitute in Cauldron |
| Alexei The Lev Novojilov | ... | The Lev |
| Paul Pelletier | ... | Sax & Keyboards |
| Mikhail Perrov | ... | The Lev |
| Alain Picotte | ... | Bass |
| Oleg Plotnikov | ... | Fast Track / Russian Bars |
| Danielle Rodenkirchen | ... | Fast Track / Russian Bars |
| Michael Rosenberger | ... | Fast Track / Russian Bars |
| Guennadi Rybine | ... | The Lev |
| Eric Saintonge | ... | Fast Track / Russian Bars |
| Serguei Samoded | ... | Fast Track / Russian Bars |
| Iouti Samsonov | ... | Fast Track / Russian Bars |
| Ivan Saveliev | ... | Fast Track / Russian Bars |
| Georgina Schrama | ... | Kid #2 |
 | Chuck Shamata | ... | Narrator (voice) |
| Samuel Terreault | ... | The Hand Balancer |
| Caroline Therrien | ... | Trapeze |
| Emilie Therrien | ... | Fast Track / Russian Bars |
| One Tovo | ... | The Fire Juggler |
| Nomin Tseveendorj | ... | The Contortionist |
| Aleksei Tvelenev | ... | Fast Track / Russian Bars |
| Diana Van Kolck | ... | Prostitute in Cauldron |
| Serguei Voskovykh | ... | Fast Track / Russian Bars |
| Cindy Whiteman | ... | Fast Track / Russian Bars |
| Jason Zulauf | ... | Fast Track / Russian Bars |
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Rated PG for language and thematic elements.
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USA:94 min
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Version of Cirque du Soleil: Alegria (2001) (TV)
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This film is comprised of both dark shadows and bright joyous light. It is a celebration of love and life. The central plot is a classic love story between a melancholy street mime (played with grand pathos by the supremely gifted René Bazinet) and a glamorous circus singer. The subplot deals with a Dickensian villain and unwanted children sold into slavery. The well honed performances by Cirque du Soleil entertainers add astonishing exhilaration to the proceedings and hauntingly arresting musical passages provide a spellbinding ambiance. The wondrous world of the circus is used as a metaphor for our lives on this harsh but beautiful plane of existence. I believe the producers of this lovely little motion picture would have benefited greatly by having named it "Life is a Circus" or given it some similar English title. It would then, most likely, have gotten far more attention and probably would have reached cult status, or become a family favorite, on the order of "The Wizard of Oz."