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Cirque Du Soleil - Corteo by Jocelyn Barnab, Daniele Finzi Pasca, Hugo Gargiulo, Antonio Vergamini, Teatro Sunil
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DVD Cover InformationDirector: Antonio Vergamini, Daniele Finzi Pasca, Hugo Gargiulo, Jocelyn Barnab, Teatro Sunil Brand: Sony DVD: Region Code 99 Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language) Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85:1 Running Time: 101 minutes DVD Release Date: 2006-04-11 Audience Rating: Unrated Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Movie Reviews of Cirque Du Soleil - CorteoMovie Review: Overall another good show Summary: 5 Stars
Any Cirque show is best seen live but owning the DVD also shows you more than the show did. The film version was shot over 2 different shows on the same day and all the closeup shots done without an audience to protect both the performers and audience. Because of these shots, the film is able to give more depth to the story and helps to add to the plot itself. The show is in a word "beautiful" (or "heavenly") due to the simply vintage costumes and complicated set which transports you to these different memories and the reality going on stage. Corteo includes all the "normal" Cirque themes about hope, humanity, life, and image juxtaposition. This show is in no way scary for children at all as anything evil, demonic, or even a "freak show" is severly lacking.
The music itself is in it's own category by Cirque standards. It is less operatic (1 male and female singer are seen once in awhile, but rarely) but is more mystical, "Godfather"-esque, classical music, classical guitar, heavenly choir, and an organ help to make up the score. The CD release has been pushed back until later this year. Porque?
The DVD "extras" include an Intimate Theatre piece not included in the edited play run time but is included in the live show, "A Day in the Life of Corteo Artists" follows an acrobatic couple from Corteo on their average show day, "Filming Corteo" includes all of the information included above about filming, and a "Creating Corteo" which resembles an HBO behind the scenes creation process and character explaination in 25 minutes. The only problems that I found with the DVD itself was in the menu run times - they're shorter than 5 seconds of animation and a single sound clip from the music. It can become annoying if you leave the room for a minute. There is also no closed caption or subtitle feature - so you better know your Italian if you want to know what The Dead Clown is saying!
Summary of Cirque Du Soleil - CorteoCIRQUE DE SOLEIL:CORTEO - DVD Movie
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