| Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away | |
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| Directed by | Andrew Adamson |
| Written by | Andrew Adamson |
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| Cinematography | Brett Turnbull |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 91 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 million |
| Box office | $34 million[2] |
Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away is a 2012 American3Dfamilyfantasy film directed byAndrew Adamson. The film premiered on October 20, 2012, at theTokyo International Film Festival,[3] and was released theatrically in the United States on December 21, 2012.[4]
Distributed worldwide byParamount Pictures on December 21, 2012, the film tells the story of a girl named Mia going to a traveling circus and falling in love with its main attraction, the Aerialist. After the Aerialist falls during his act, he and Mia are transported to another world where each encounter the different worlds ofCirque du Soleil. It stars Erica Linz and Igor Zaripov as the main characters and incorporates acts fromO,Mystère,Kà,Love,Zumanity,Criss Angel Believe, andViva Elvis, some of the Cirque du Soleil shows that were running inLas Vegas in 2011.
Eels performed a song titled "Calling for Your Love" for the movie.
Mia, a young woman in a small American Midwestern town, goes to a traveling carnival one evening, where she is urged by a silent clown to visit the carnival's circus and see the Aerialist, the show's star attraction. She is entranced by the Aerialist, but during his act he misses a catch and falls to the ground. She rushes to help him, but then the ground beneath them gives way and they fall into the dreamlike world ofCirque du Soleil. Separated, they travel through the different tent worlds trying to find each other, interacting with the strange and wonderful performers and performances of Cirque du Soleil. Mia and the Aerialist perform an aerial courtship for the grand finale.
This film received mixed reviews from critics. It has a rating of 43% onRotten Tomatoes, based on 46 reviews and an average score of 5.30/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "Cirque Du Soleil loses its sense of wonder when bottled for the screen, withWorlds Away's shapeless story and relentless spectacle feeling hollow when divorced from the theatrical experience."[5] OnMetacritic, it has a rating of 51 out of 100, indicating "mixed or average" reviews, based on 16 reviews.[6]
A. O. Scott ofThe New York Times gave this film a score of 3/5, and said that "For me, Cirque du Soleil will always be associated with the movieKnocked Up, in which the characters played by Seth Rogen and Paul Rudd take in a performance ofMystère under the influence of hallucinogenic mushrooms. If such a trip is not to your taste, or if a trip to Las Vegas is not on your calendar, you might opt for the relatively inexpensive, mildly mind-blowingCirque du Soleil: Worlds Away, a new 3-D movie directed by Andrew Adamson."[7]
| Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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| Golden Trailer Awards | The Don LaFontaine Award for Best Voice Over | Paramount Pictures and The AV Squad | Nominated |
On March 12, 2013,Worlds Away was released onDVD andBlu-ray.[8]
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