Cirque du Soleil - Solstrom - The Complete Series
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Actor: Alex Ivanovici, Bernard Carez, John Gilkey, Marie-Josée Beaudreau, Serge ChristianssensBrand: Cirque
Producer: Martin Bolduc
Producer: Yolande Riccioli
Writer: Edmond Bensimon
Writer: Pascal Elbé
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Chinese (Subtitled); Thai (Subtitled); Korean (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 45 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-04-26
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
DVD Reviews of Cirque du Soleil - Solstrom - The Complete Series
DVD Review: Some acts good some acts bad
Summary: 4 Stars
I am a big fan of Cirque Du Soleil. I seen Alegria, Saltimbanco, La Nouba, Cirque Reinvente, Nouvelle Experience, LA Magie continue, Journey Of Man, A Baroque Odyssey, and Quidam. The other Cirque Du Soleil I have not seen. There are ten acts on each episode. Each episode is about 44 minutes in length. Out of the ten acts per episode 5 I recconize from the shows. The 5 acts on each episode that come from the shows are absolutely amazing. But then you have the other 5 acts on the episode which were not in any of the shows I saw. I know this because I have all the shows mentioned on DVD. Unfortionatly I only been to the show in Florida live all the rest I seen on DVD only.
The other five acts on each Episode are not up to Cirque Du Soleil standards. Those 5 acts per episode that are not in the shows are not bad acts. They are so, so acts not great but not bad either. I would give the 5 acts per episode not in the show 2.5 out of 5 stars. The five acts that are in the show per episode I would give 5 stars each. So to be precise I would rate this series 3.75 stars. Amazon does not have a rating system where you can put 3.75 stars out of five so I guess four stars out of five will do. Please keep in mind that the series contains 15 episodes and so far I have only watched 9 out of the 15 episodes. There are 3 episodes per DVD and their are 5 DVD's. So far I watched DVD 1,2, and 3. I have not watched DVD 4 or 5 yet. I feel that this makes a good purchase because of the number of 5 star acts. All the 2.5 acts stop this series from being a great buy but for $37.00 this series makes a good buy. Hope I helped with your buying decision and hopefully you enjoy the series as much or even more than I did.
Description of Cirque du Soleil - Solstrom - The Complete Series
A thirteen-episode, made-for-television series in which Cirque du Soleil performs its unique brand of theatrical acrobatics.Genre: Documentary
Rating: NR
Release Date: 26-APR-2005
Media Type: DVD
Solstrom is a 13-part variety series starring members of Canada?s Cirque du Soleil along with some new discoveries. Originally broadcast on Bravo in the US, each episode has a different national identity and features numerous feats of gravity-defying derring-do. The performers hail from Cirque productions Dralion, Zumanity, La Nouba, Saltimbanco, Varekaï, Alegría, Mystère, Quidam, and "O."
Wind is the overriding theme, specifically a "solar wind" that transforms ordinary citizens into graceful athletes. "Wind of Romance," for instance, is set in an Italian villa where the inhabitants interact through gestures rather than words. A love affair is played out on a clothesline-as-tightrope, a suitor woos his intended out of a painting through acrobatics, a couple fights and makes up through juggling, and another re-connects via flashback to an aerial pas de deux. Other acts incorporate pyrotechnics, unicycles, and physical comedy. Brazil is the setting for "Twin Winds," which focuses on duos and features contortionists, jugglers, aerial straps, and boleadoras (tap dancers with stone-tipped ropes). Other settings: Romania ("Howling Wind"), Paris ("Rockin' Wind"), London ("Once Upon a Wind"), the Caribbean ("Wind of Freedom"), Hollywood ("Ghostly Wind"), Nevada ("Gone With the Winds"), Quebec ("Wind From the Past" and "Winds of Courage"), New York City ("Wind of Imagination"), Salzburg ("Wind of Life"), and even outer space ("Cosmic Wind").
There are a few special guests along for the ride: Naomi Campbell in "Ghostly Wind," Dave Coulthard in "Gone With the Winds," and Milla Jovovich, Christopher Lambert, and Deepak Chopra in "Cosmic Wind." A somewhat irritating mad scientist character named Fogus Punch (Cirque regular John Gilkey with voice by Alex Ivanovici), who discovered the solar wind, introduces each episode. Fortunately, his screen time is mostly limited to the opening sequence and the occasional reaction shot. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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