22. 36 vues du Pic Saint-Loup (Around a Small Mountain)

Title 22. 36 vues du Pic Saint-Loup (Around a Small Mountain)
Release date
2009
Director
Type
Couleur
Format
Genre
Runtime
84
Importance du cirque
Sypnosis

On the eve of the summer tour, the owner and founder of a small circus dies tragically. To try and save the season, the troupe decide to call in his eldest daughter Kate. Though Kate left the circus neraly fifteen years before, much to everyone’s surprise she agrees to return and join them. As chance will have it, on the way she meets an Italian, Vittorio, who is intrigued by Kate’s character and gets so enthusiastic about circus life that he decides to follow them for a while. He gradually becomes part of the company’s life and even of the show. But above all, he tries to discover Kate’s secret: why did she leave the circus years ago? Why did she agree to come back...? At the end of the tour, everyone will get back on his way — but which way exactly ?

Cast

Jane Birkin, Sergio Castellitto, André Marcon

Production company
Pierre Grise Productions, France 2 Cinéma, Cinemaundici, Rai Cinema, Alien Produzioni
Country
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