There she encounters her former lover Erik Satie (Nicholas Pennell). As the floodwaters rise, the cast of trapped cafe denizens, including four exotic contortionists and a jester from the Cirque du Soleil, blend their expressive styles. The poignant story of reconciliatory love unfolds and we are entranced by the cafe patrons' fantastical machinations set against Erik Satie's mystical piano works. The choreography is by the Cirque du Soleil's Debra Brown.

Grade Level: Grades 10-12, College, Adult
US Release Date: 1995     Copyright Date: 1994
DVD ISBN: 1-59458-900-3     VHS ISBN: 1-56029-622-4

Reviews "Tim Southam has superbly captured both the wit and eerie melancholy of Erik Satie's music in his beautifully conceived film...typical of the work of the world-renowned Canadian company, Rhombus Media...The film is exquisite and entertaining without ever compromising the integrity of the art at its centre." The (Toronto) Globe and Mail "A film that is full of grace and wonderment, propelled by the strains of Satie's music and his writings." The Ottawa Citizen "Even some folk that wouldn't raise a pair of those mini-binoculars attached to a stick on a dare will be drawn into the magic of SATIE AND SUZANNE. Highly recommended" Video Librarian