Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away 3D

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  • Opened December 21, 2012 
  • 1 hr 31 min
  • NR | Some Dramatic Images and Mild Sensuality
  • Mia (Erica Kathleen Linz) is a young woman seeking escape. She enters a circus tent and falls instantly in love with an aerialist (Igor Zaripov) that she sees performing. But when their eyes meet, he slips and falls, dragging Mia with him into another world. Mia and the aerialist become separated and travel in a place that exists between life and death to find each other again. Acts from Cirque du Soleil shows "O," "Mystère" and others illustrate their journey. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Igor Zaripov, Erica Kathleen Linz, Lutz Halbhubner
  • Director: Andrew Adamson
  • Genres: 3D, Music/Performing Arts

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Breathtaking

by cpmque

It was a beautiful show. A front seat view of Cirque du Soleil. Don't expect a movie full of dialogue and plot etc. This is the many different Cirque's woven together in a theme. It was amazing....

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Less expensive than a trip to Vegas!

by dragonfliesdrawflame

"Worlds Away" is a compilation of some of the best bits of the Vegas Cirque du Soleil shows. It has a light framing story that consists of a couple of characters gazing at everything that happens in...

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Just Didn't Do Justice

by twystedsilver

I am a long-time Cirque fan - I've been to many of their shows throughout the years and was extremely enthusiastic about seeing this. I have to say though that I'm glad to have seen it but would...

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The Hollywood Reporter
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The world's most famous acrobatic troupe delivers a feast of surreal beauty and moments of breath-catching wonder in the skilfully staged 3D film Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away. Read full review

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Boston Globe
| Loren King

It's better to see it on the stage... a moderately enjoyable film that lacks the awe-inspiring visual and aural aplomb of Montreal-based Cirque du Soleil's live shows. Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Carrie Rickey

At its best, Worlds Away is a parade of mostly attractive acrobats performing physically improbable feats. At its worst, it has the humorlessness of Ridley Scott plumbing the deeper meanings of an Esther Williams water ballet. Read full review

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Movie Nation
| Roger Moore

It's all quite lovely, mesmerizing – and right on the edge of sleep-inducing. Read full review

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A scene from "Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away."