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The Day the Clown Cried

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The story of a washed-up German circus clown named Helmut Doork during the beginning of World War II and the Holocaust. Although he was once a famous performer who toured North America and Europe with the Ringling Brothers, Doork is now past his prime and receives little respect. After Doork causes an accident during a show, the head clown convinces the circus owner to demote Doork. Upon returning home, Doork confides his problems to his wife Ada, and she encourages him to stand up for himself.

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Parade

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In a circus, Tati playing a ringmaster presents a series of attractions. In between he revives his former mime artist acts: the tennis player, the boxer, the goalkeeper, the horserider, the angler.

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Dumbo

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A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer.

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Dumbo

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Les enfants de Holt Farrier, ex-artiste de cirque chargé de s’occuper d’un éléphanteau dont les oreilles démesurées sont la risée du public, découvrent que ce dernier sait voler...

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The Greatest Showman

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Celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.

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The Greatest Showman

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The Greatest Showman célèbre la naissance du show-business et l’émerveillement que l’on éprouve lorsque les rêves deviennent réalité. Inspirée par l’ambition et l’imagination de P.T Barnum, voici l’histoire d’un visionnaire parti de rien qui a créé un spectacle devenu un phénomène planétaire.

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Elephant Man

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A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstruous façade, there is revealed a person of intelligence and sensitivity.

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Wosduschenyje Peschechody or Seiltänzer (Zirkusfilm)

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The story of a tightrope walker who after an argument with his wife on the rope gets spinal damage and must now give new meaning to his life. A fun circus film that offers brillant artistic performances as well as a look behind the scenes.

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When the circus came to town

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When the Circus Came to Town chronicles the life of Mary Flynn, a woman nearing middle age living in a small town. When the circus comes to town, she realizes nothing will ever change unless she does something different, so she leaves her boring sheltered life to run away and join the circus. While adapting to her new life, she finds herself challenged, and in the end, happy with it.

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