Faith: Cameron Diaz	Phoebe: Jordana Brewster
Wolf: Christopher Eccleston	Mom: Blythe Danner
Young Phoebe: Camilla Belle	Director: Adam Brooks

30 Second Bottom Line: An 18 year old woman goes to Europe to retrace the path of her deceased older sister in an effort to find the truth behind her alleged suicide.

Story Line: The Invisible Circus is a metaphor for not knowing where we are in life. It encompasses the things we do because we think we are in control of our destiny. Faith (Cameron Diaz) grew up in the 1950-60's in San Francisco in a middle class family environment with her parents and sister Phoebe (Jordana Brewster). Her father worked in corporate America in a job he hated while longing to be an artist. When he died of leukemia, Faith attributed it to poison from his job because he was not doing something for which he had a passion.

Soon after the death of her father, Faith was caught up in the protest of the Viet Nam war and the perceived evilness of big business. She and her boyfriend Wolf (Christopher Eccleston) were arrested on numerous occasions and when they were not involved in some form of political demonstration, they were either getting high, partying, or both. When Faith reached the conclusion that her activist efforts were not causing any change, or if so, not nearly fast enough, she and Wolf decided to go to Europe.

Faith's mom (Blythe Danner) reluctantly agreed to let her travel overseas, leaving her at home alone with Phoebe. As the two sisters were very close, Faith promised to send a postcard every day to Phoebe. This was done religiously as she went to Amsterdam, France, Portugal and other countries. It was in Portugal that Faith was found dead on the rocks of a cliff. An overseas phone call from Wolf was made telling them of the suicide. They had since broken up and he had not seen her for awhile.

Faith's death haunted Phoebe and when her mother would not agree to let her retrace Faith's itinerary in Europe, she cashed in some bonds left by her father for her college education and took off. Phoebe left without saying a word other than a note to her mother with the words…. "…..I'm sorry".

After reuniting with Wolf, she began to learn more and more about Faith activities. Faith first picked up where she left off in the US and eventually reached the same conclusion that her modest protest activities were having a minimal if any effect (or affect?) on societal change. She then looked to more aggressive means of protest, which provided insight into what an anarchist, a revolutionary or a terrorist might do to advance their cause. In the process of learning about Faith, Jordana found out about herself.

Tell Me More About It: This mature film about finding out who we are is in one way a coming of age film for adults of any age. We all have goals and many of us would like to have an impact on the world's future; at a minimum, we certainly want our thoughts and opinions to be valued by others.

Cameron Diaz makes a wonderful transition from the fun of Charlie's Angels to a serious art house film with Invisible Circus. She captures the free spirit mindset of young adults in the 1960's protest period of the Viet Nam war and civil/human rights.

Faith asks us to look at what motivates us and to think through the consequences of our actions, intended or otherwise, and what accountability really means. Some of the things that people do in their youth make you wonder how they ever survived to live to make it to 35 years of age. With the world being the circus that it is, some people are just plain luckier than others.

Cameron Diaz: Charlie's Angels	Jordana Brewster: The Faculty
Christopher Eccleston: Gone in Sixty Seconds	Blythe Danner: Meet the Parents
Camilla Belle: The Patriot	Adam Brooks: Beloved