Summary:
A child is born. We see underwater swimmers representing this. He is young, in a jungle setting, with two fanciful "instincts" guiding him as swooping bird-like acrobats initially menace, then delight. As an adolescent, he enters a desert, where a man spins a large cube of metal tubing. He leaves his instinct-guides behind, and enters a garden where two statues dance in a pond. As he watches their sensual acrobatics of love, he becomes a man. He is offered wealth (represented by a golden hat) by a devil figure. In a richly decorated room, a scruffy troupe of a dozen acrobats and a little girl reawaken the old man's youthful nature and love.
| Runtime: | 39 min |
|---|---|
| Genres: | Drama, Fantasy, Family, Musical, Short |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Home Release Date: | Oct 30, 2001 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Keith Melton | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Peter Wagg | Written By |
| Steve Roberts | Written By |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Ian McKellen | Narrator |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Aleksandr Leontiev | Banquine |
| Anait Karagyezyan | Vagabond Girl |
| Brian Dewhurst | Old Man |
| Chris Van Wagenen | Youth |
| Cully Smoller | Infant/Child |
| Jennifer Clement | Character Statue Act (Mephisto Stilt Demon) |
| Kenny Raskin | Man |
| Konstantine Besschetnyj | Banquine |
| Marie-Laure Mesnage | Statue Act |
| Mikhail Matorin | Cube Act |
| Nicky Dewhurst | Young Man |
| Oleg Ouchakov | Banquine |
| Yelena Kolesnikova | Banquine |
| Yves Decoste | Statue Act |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| André Picard | Producer |
| Antoine Compin | Co-Producer |
| Charis Horton | Co-Producer |
| Mitchell Cannold | Executive Producer |
| Peter Wagg | Producer |
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