The Invisible Circus
The Invisible Circus is a 2001 American drama film written and directed by Adam Brooks and starring Jordana Brewster, Christopher Eccleston, and Cameron Diaz. Based on the 1995 novel The Invisible Circus by Jennifer Egan, the film is about a teenage girl who travels to Europe in 1976 in search of answers to her older sister's suicide. During her search, she falls in love with her dead sister's former boyfriend. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 11, 2001, and was released in the United States on February 2, 2001.
Plot
In 1976 San Francisco, Phoebe O'Connor is plagued by the mystery surrounding the death of her free-spirited older sister, Faith, who left the United States for Europe when Phoebe was 12 years old, and was subsequently found dead at the base of a precipice in Portugal. Faith's death was ruled a suicide, but Phoebe is skeptical of this claim.
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author | Adam Brooks |
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contentLocation | San Francisco |
director | Adam Brooks |
editor | Elizabeth Kling |
genre | action drama |
keywords | adrenaline junkie amsterdam berlin cathedral disturb drug use french woman innocent man older sister on the beach political protest portugal red army red army faction seaside village terrorism their way thrillseeking |
musicBy | Nick Laird-Clowes |
producer | Julia Chasman Nick Wechsler |
productionCompany | Fine Line Features |
publisher | Fine Line Features |
theme | dance independent |