A film event inspired by Cirque du Soleil. Alegria is the touching story of
Frac (Rene Bazinet), a street mime who has lost all love for his art and life,
deciding to end it all by lying in front of an oncoming train. When his
11-year-old friend Momo (Clipper Miano) insists on joining the suicide
attempt, Frac must save them both. The train carries a traveling circus, and
when it stops, Frac catches sight of Giulietta (Julie Cox), the troupe's
beautiful lead singer and performer. Frac falls instantly and rapturously in
love, but to pursue Giulietta, he must overcome her father, Fleur (Frank
Langella), the circus leader who disapproves of Frac. When Giulietta abandons
the troupe to be with Frac and help save Momo from an abusive taskmaster who
forces young children to sell flowers on the street, the wonderful cirque
falls apart. Realizing that Giulietta must return, she and Frac help Fleur
understand that the mission of the cirque is to console a suffering world. The
show, like life, must go on. 93 minutes.