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6.0/10   297 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Rudy Barichello (writer)
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Release Date:
27 May 1999 (Netherlands) more
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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... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 4 nominations more
User Comments:
Life is a Circus more (13 total)

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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for language and thematic elements.
Runtime:
USA:94 min
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Fun Stuff

Movie Connections:
Version of Cirque du Soleil: Alegria (2001) (TV) more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
Life is a Circus, 12 December 2003
10/10
Author: Cirque_Pierrot from United States

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."

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