The Invisible Circus (film)

The Invisible Circus is an American film drama directed by Adam Brooks from the year 2001. The film goes back to Jennifer Egan's debut novel, The Invisible Circus. Seven years after the death of her sister Faith, played by Cameron Diaz, her younger sister Phoebe, played by Jordana Brewster, on their trail through Europe to learn more about the last few months in her sister's death and their life circumstances goes.

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Phoebe O'Connor and her older sister Faith have a close connection. As the young American Faith in the early 1970s is taking a trip to Europe, she sends her sister repeatedly Postcards from the various stages of their journey. As a mother and sister got the bad news that Faith was dead, remains in the dark, as it came to death. 1977 follows her now 18- year-old sister Phoebe after graduating from high school in their footsteps through Europe. She wants to know what happened to her sister absolutely. In Paris she meets Wolf, the former friend of Faith. After Phoebe not loose leaves, he tells her that her sister pursued very radical political objectives and thereby the German terrorist group Red Army joined Group and was involved in bank robberies. You have taken from him the promise that he could not tell by her double life mother and sister.

Since Wolf Phoebe does not want to be left alone to Portugal, where Faith came to death, to travel further, they go together. There also happens that both sleep together. You feel strong physically attracted to each other. When they have reached the last station in life Faith, Wolf told her the whole truth. After Faith had become for the death of a young man, the woman and children, felt responsible, she tried to opt out of the terrorist organization. Together they traveled Wolf and to gain further from Berlin to Portugal distance. There sprang Faith, with her death, says Wolf, probably wanted to do something to make amends, off a cliff and broke his neck. Phoebe thinks sad that it thus only managed to make more people unhappy.

The young woman returns home to her mother. Your knowledge about the double life of her sister makes her, now better cope with the death of Faith.

Reviews

  • Carla Meyer wrote in the San Francisco Chronicle, " that Cameron Diaz had limited acting ability, which was helping her in the role of the young terrorist. The representation of Jordana Brewster was implausible. The film show the personal and family instability. "
  • The lexicon of the International film ruled: " While the amalgamation of lyrical road movie largely with ( Flashback ) memories fail at politically sensitive times, developed the excellent in the lead roles studded film in the psychologically coherent character constellations some strong moments of personal relationship workup. (Video Title: Deadly Shadows " ) "

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The drama was filmed in May 1999 in the Netherlands, Portugal, France and California. In the U.S., the film had on 11 January 2001 at the Sundance Film Festival premiere of his. In Germany he ran on 28 June 2001.

The original title of the film is The Invisible Circus, reference titles and Invisible Circus. The video title of the film is: Deadly Shadows. The film was released on 5 February 2002 on DVD.

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