| | |  | Cheers & Marching Bands | Home » » » Cirque Du Soleil - Corteo (+ BD Live) [Blu-ray] | | | | | | | Description: | | Bring home the magic, artistry and phenomenal acrobatics of Corteo, the latest Cirque du Soleil show, captured in hi definition! Corteo, which means "cortege" in Italian, is a joyous procession, a festive parade imagined by a clown. The show brings together the passion of the actor with the grace and power of the acrobat to plunge the audience into a theatrical world of fun, comedy and spontaneity situated in a mysterious space between heaven and earth. The clown pictures his own funeral taking place in a carnival atmosphere, watched over by quietly caring angels. Juxtaposing the large with the small, the ridiculous with the tragic and the magic of perfection with the charm of imperfection, the show highlights the strength and fragility of the clown, as well as his wisdom and kindness, to illustrate the portion of humanity that is within each of us. The music, by turns lyrical and playful, carries Corteo through a timeless celebration in which illusion teases reality. | | | Product Details: | | | Director:
| Daniele Finzi Pasca | | Format:
| AC-3, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen | | Language:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| Sony Pictures | | Run Time:
| 101 minutes | | Blu-ray Release Date:
| September 23, 2008 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 31 reviews |
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Entertaining, but not CDS's bestFeb 25, 2009
I finally sat down and watched the DVD of Cirque du Soleil's Corteo that I got for Christmas. I had the opportunity to see the show live in 2007, so it wasn't entirely new to me. I'm also a big Cirque du Soleil (CDS) fan, and have seen five other shows. However, I wasn't particularly impressed by Corteo, but decided to get the DVD to round out my collection.
The word "Corteo" comes from the Italian word "cortege," meaning a funeral procession. The show centers around a character called "The Dead Clown." As he lays on his deathbed, his life as a circus performer flashes before his eyes. The show follows the Dead Clown through his memories and ultimately, to his death.
Corteo itself it's bad, but it's definitely not up to the usual CDS standard. It's also a bit of an oddball because it features vintage costumes, more traditional circus themes, more subtle music and is staged in-the-round. New CDS fans will be completely enamored by the sweeping acrobatics, traditional circus flair and the easily accessible story. Hard core CDS fans, such as myself, will enjoy the twists on acts like the ladder, juggling and highwire, but will cringe at the heavy use of spoken English and the reliance on steady narration to more the "plot" forward.
By far the best act here is the chandeliers. It features four woman performing a trapeze-like act on three chandeliers. It's highly creative, exciting and perfectly executed. However...this was the very first act of the entire show. Even though there are some other great acts here such as the cyr wheels, paradise trapeze act and aerial straps, there are too many weaker moments that slow down the show's overall momentum.
I thought that Corteo was filmed better than most of the other CDS shows. It didn't switch camera angles every two seconds (but was very close) and didn't insist on constantly repeating tricks in slow-motion. The biggest surprise here was how different the DVD is from the live version I saw. This DVD was filmed on Corteo's third tour stop, so I think it was filmed too early in the tour process. It takes time for these shows to mature, so it's doubtful that this DVD captured the best possible version of Corteo. Also, note that the acrobatic duet is not included on this DVD. Instead it has the rhythmic gymnastics, which is not as good as the duet and has not been performed in Corteo for a long time. Also, the aerial straps act is a solo on the DVD, while the version I saw, as well as the current version, features a duet.
The DVD extras were much better than the older CDS DVDs like Saltimbanco, Quidam and Alegria. Yet, I felt like they were fairly average compared to newer CDS DVDS such as Varekai and La Nouba. They consisted of the "Teatro Intimato," a vaudeville-like clown act that was kept out of the DVD, "A Day in the Life of Corteo Artists," a short documentary about a Corteo couple's day in Corteo and "Creating Corteo," a short documentary about the show's creation.
The biggest problem I had with this DVD was the menus. Each menu had animation that only lasted for about five second before restarting. It's very annoying and frustrating when you are trying to read all of the options and the animation keeps looping. There are also no English subtitles.
Overall an entertaining and enjoyable show, but not as inspiring and powerful as CDS's other projects.
5 of 14 found the following review helpful:
 Cirque du Soleil: Corteo - Blu-ray InfoJan 30, 2009
Version: U.S.A / Sony / Region A, B, C
MPEG-4 AVC BD-50 / 1080i-29.970 fps / High Profile 4.1
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Running time: 1:41:27
Feature size: 21,40 GB
Disc size: 24,89 GB
Total bit rate: 28.12 Mbps
Average video bit rate: 20.99 Mbps
Number of chapters: 25
Subtitles: English, English (SDH), Chinese, Dutch, German, Italian, French, Spanish, Japanese, Thai, Korean, Portuguese
Dolby TrueHD Audio English 4030 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 4030 kbps / 24-bit (AC3 Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps)
# Through the curtain - Featurette (SD - 45m:24s)
# A day in the life of Corteo artists - Documentary (SD - 10m:44s)
# Filming Corteo - Featurette (SD - 7m:38s)
# Teatro Intimo (SD - 7m:52s)
# Photo Gallery (3m:2s)
# BD-Live
4 of 8 found the following review helpful:
beautiful spectacleNov 24, 2008
beautiful spectacles with an incredible production. But the quality of the image leaves to desire!exactly being blu ray
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Outstanding Cirque du Soleil selection!!!Nov 22, 2008
One of the better Cirque du Soleil performances. If you like their stuff, I'd adsvise buying it. And the Blu-Ray version is visually amazing. I don't have the whole 5.1 or 7.1 setup...so I can't really comment on that. But all the Blu-Rays I've watched do sound a lot crisper and clearer even with just my TV speakers!
3 of 6 found the following review helpful:
High video and audio quality but weak on what makes Cirque Du Soleil specialSep 26, 2008
The thing I enjoy most about my collection of Cirque Du Soleil DVDs is the magnificent music and how well it complements the marvelous circus acts. Cotero, though, just didn't come through. Only two acts really reached the heights I expect of Cirque Du Soleil. The rest seemed to be composed of angels floating around acting heavenly. The audience seemed to agree with mostly polite applause throughout the show.
More pragmatically, I was really annoyed by Japanese only subtitles. The specifications say the audio is in English, but the lyrics most definitely are not, and the spoken English was heavily accented making it difficult for me to understand. It looks like the Blu-Ray was made for the Japanese market and then sold on the American market without any effort spent to upgrade it. I would love to know what they are singing about! Every DVD of theirs I have does not have an English translation of the lyrics.
Audio and video quality were top notch, but Cotero isn't going to be one of my favorites.
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