
Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man (2000)
0h 39m | PG-13
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.
Director: Keith Melton
Studio: Cirque du Soleil Images
Genre: Drama, Family, Music, Fantasy
Video: 720p
Cast

Ian McKellen
as Narrator (voice)

Nicky Dewhurst
as Young Man

Brian Dewhurst
as Old Man

Anait Karagyezyan
as Vagabond Girl

Chris Van Wagenen
as Youth

Cully Smoller
as Infant / Child