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The Invisible Circus (1999)

R  93 min  -  Drama   -  23 February 2001 (Spain)
5.5
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Ratings: 5.5/10 from 2,146 users   Metascore: 40/100 
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A teenage girl travels to Paris in the 1970s trying to find out about her sister's suicide, and falls in love with her dead sister's boyfriend.

Director:

Adam Brooks

Writers:

Jennifer Egan (novel), Adam Brooks (screenplay)
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Cameron Diaz ...
Jordana Brewster ...
Christopher Eccleston ...
Blythe Danner ...
Camilla Belle ...
Patrick Bergin ...
Isabelle Pasco Isabelle Pasco ...
Moritz Bleibtreu ...
Philipp Weissert Philipp Weissert ...
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Nikola Obermann Nikola Obermann ...
Robert Getter Robert Getter ...
American Statesman
Ricky Koole Ricky Koole ...
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Storyline

In 1975, at age 18, Phoebe is unhappy. When she was about 10, her father died of leukemia; her older sister Faith became a political radical, left for Europe with her boyfriend Wolf, and commits suicide in Portugal a year later. Phoebe, who has romantic ideas about both her father and Faith, decides to trace Faith's steps, find Wolf, and learn what really happened. She finds Wolf in Paris, and he tells her stories of Faith's radical activities, including joining the Red Army in Berlin. Phoebe has visions of her sister, seems close to madness, and may be headed for suicide herself. It's the trip to the cliffs of Portugal that will make the difference: breakthrough or breakdown? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Suicide | Father | Europe | Drugs | Artist  | See more »

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The journey is the destination. See more »

Genres:

Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexuality, language and drug content See all certifications »
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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Spain) See more »

Also Known As:

Le cirque invisible See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$55,388 (USA) (4 February 2001) (105 Screens)

Gross:

$55,388 (USA) (4 February 2001)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Goofs

Factual errors: In the beginning of the movie, Phoebe and her mother, Gail, are watching TV which is showing the opening credits to the show "The Rockford Files." The sound coming out of the TV is not the opening theme for "The Rockford Files." See more »

Connections

Featured in Return to Edge City (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"Weather Shy"
Written by Ira Kaplan, George Hubley and James McNew
Performed by Yo La Tengo See more »