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SPHE Press Release: Cirque du Seleil's CORTEO (Blu-ray)
Celebrate the Magical Fantasy and Acrobatics of the Circus in High Definition
Cirque du Soleil’s
CORTEO
Arrives on Blu-ray Disc™ September 23, 2008
Culver City, Calif. (August 18, 2008) – Sony Pictures Home Entertainment bows Cirque du Soleil’s colorful dream-weave parade Corteo on Blu-ray™ High-Def on September 23, 2008 for the SRP of $28.95. All of the thrills and theatrics of this fantasy-filled escapade of a clown are captured with stunning visual clarity when shown in high-definition from this BD-Live™ enabled Blu-ray Disc™. The spins, flips, leaps and twirls are propelled forth through the surreal narrative and richly layered European-inspired music. Corteo is another triumph of Cirque du Soleil creator Guy Laiberté and is the first Cirque production to be released on Blu-ray Disc. Special features include a photo montage gallery and four featurettes that consist of “A Day in the Life of Corteo Artists,” a deeper look at the “Teatro Intimo” section of the show, a behind-the-scenes “Through the Curtain,” and a “filming-of” piece.
Corteo synopsis
Corteo, which means “cortege” in Italian, is a joyous procession, a festive parade imagined by a clown. Acrobats and actors plunge into a theatrical world of fun, comedy and spontaneity situated in a mysterious space between heaven and earth. The main character is a clown who pictures his own funeral taking place in a carnival atmosphere, watched over quietly by caring angels. Juxtaposing the large with the small, the ridiculous with the tragic, and the perfect with the imperfect, the show brings to life the clown’s strength and fragility as well as his wisdom and kindness. The production is intended to convey a visual message to the audience that they too should recognize all of these traits within themselves, but is done in a way that teases illusion with reality.
The production of Corteo was conceived and directed by Danielle Finzi Pasca and creative direction is credited to Line Tremblay, with set design by Jean Rabasse, costume design by Dominique Lemieux, music composition and direction by Philippe Leduc and Maria Bonzanigo, lighting design by Martin Labrecque and sound design by Jonathan Deans.
Blu-ray Disc Special Features:
Four Featurettes
A Day in the Life of Corteo Artists
Filming of Corteo
Teatro Intimo
Through the Curtain
Photo Montage: Photo Gallery
Corteo BD
BD Catalog Number: 26328
BD UPC Code: 0-43396-26328-4
BD SRP: $28.95
BD Aspect Ratio: Widescreen
BD Audio: English
BD Subtitles: Japanese
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