The Invisible Circus

"A story of friendship, freedom and fate that could only happen in the Sixties."

2001 1h 33m EN

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5.2

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22%

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METACRITIC

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5.5

IMDB

★5.2TMDB · 48🥫22%Rotten Tomatoes●40Metacritic★5.5IMDB · 3,213

Drama

Synopsis

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After learning that her sister, Faith, has committed suicide in Portugal, Phoebe, an 18-year-old hippie, decides to uproot from her San Francisco home to travel to Europe. Phoebe hopes to discover and experience the life that led to her sister's death by retracing her footsteps, which eventually leads to Wolf -- Faith's boyfriend. However, as Phoebe's journey continues, a series of visions of Faith pushes her mind to the brink.

“A story of friendship, freedom and fate that could only happen in the Sixties.”

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Cast

Cameron Diaz
Faith
Jordana Brewster
Phoebe
Christopher Eccleston
Wolf
Blythe Danner
Gail
Camilla Belle
Phoebe, Age 10-12
Patrick Bergin
Gene
Isabelle Pasco
Claire
Moritz Bleibtreu
Eric

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Adam Brooks
Writers: Adam Brooks
Languages: English, French
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Adam Brooks, shot by Henry Braham. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Nick Laird-Clowes. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Elizabeth Kling shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Cameron Diaz and Jordana Brewster and Christopher Eccleston carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A story of friendship, freedom and fate that could only happen in the Sixties.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0178642 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Adam Brooks directs. Henry Braham behind the camera. Nick Laird-Clowes scores. Elizabeth Kling cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French.

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Things worth knowing

125 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
3Directed by Adam Brooks, shot by Henry Braham. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Nick Laird-Clowes. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Elizabeth Kling shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Cameron Diaz and Jordana Brewster and Christopher Eccleston carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A story of friendship, freedom and fate that could only happen in the Sixties.".
8IMDB entry: tt0178642 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 48 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.