The Invisible Circus

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

Feb 23 2001 R 1h 33m
Drama

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.

Plot

In 1975, at age 18, Phoebe is unhappy. When she was about 10, her father died of leukemia; her older sister Faith became a political radical, left for Europe with her boyfriend Wolf, and commits suicide in Portugal a year later. Phoebe, who has romantic ideas about both her father and Faith, decides to trace Faith's steps, find Wolf, and learn what really happened. She finds Wolf in Paris, and he tells her stories of Faith's radical activities, including joining the Red Army in Berlin. Phoebe has visions of her sister, seems close to madness, and may be headed for suicide herself. It's the trip to the cliffs of Portugal that will make the difference: breakthrough or breakdown?

Written by

Jennifer Egan, Adam Brooks

Directed by

Adam Brooks

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Fine Line Features, Industry Entertainment, Nicolas Entertainment

Languages

Français, English

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
3,272
Average Rating
5.5 out of 10
Metascore
40
Popularity
NA