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Little Fugitive (Le Petit fugitif)

Titre Little Fugitive (Le Petit fugitif)
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In 1950s Brooklyn, Lennie’s mother leaves his young brother Joey, 7 years old, in his care because she goes away visiting her own sick mother. But Lennie who had plans with his friends that week-end decides to play a joke on him. He stages a incident using catsup and a toy gun, so that Joey thinks he has shot and killed his brother… and flees to Coney Island, a huge New York beach dedicated to attractions and fun. He will spend a wandering day and night among the crowd and the fairground amusements…

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Lili

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Orphaned young Lili Daurier meets Marc. She decides to follow him and then meets the whole carny troupe he lives with. She decides to stay with them all and befriends the puppets.

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Man on a tightrope (Cirque en révolte)

Titre Man on a tightrope (Cirque en révolte)
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Karel Cernik is a Czech circus owner. When Communists come to power, circus life is completely upset. The little troupe is not free to move anymore, everyone is asked to show his support to the government… Cernik decides to smuggle his circus out to the West.

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Le Clown et l'enfant (Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks with a Circus)

Titre Le Clown et l'enfant (Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks with a Circus)
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11-year-old orphan Toby Tyler lives with his uncle and aunt in dire poverty. Convinced he is not welcomed, he manages to be hired in a traveling circus as a candy vendor. There he discovers the world of street artists and befriends handyman Ben, clown Sam and Sam’s monkey Mr. Stubbs. After the bareback rider’s fall, Toby must replace him and with his friends Ben, Sam, Mr. Stubb and Jeanette’s help, he soon becomes a star rider who wows the crowd.

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The Big show (II)

Titre The Big show (II)
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Greedy family members engage in bitter infighting over the ownership of a circus. It all begins as a ruthless, corrupt father gets in trouble with the law leaving all but his youngest sons to begin a vicious battle over the business. This is the third variation of Jerome Weidman' novel I'll Never Go There Any More. The other two are Broken Lance, a western version, and House of Strangers, set in the big city.

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Huit et demi (8½)

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Famous Soviet Armenian clown Leonid Yengibarov stars in this film about the artistic quest of a talented circus actor.

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Les Pas du tigres (A Tiger Walks)

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A mistreated Bengal tiger named Raja escapes from a traveling circus and hides in the woods bordering the small town of Scotia. The newcomer starts a panic, the townsfolk want Raja killed with the exception of sheriff's daughter Julie Williams, who wishes to capture Raja and put it in a zoo. To raise enough money to purchase Raja from the circus, she starts a campaign with a slogan ‘Save the Tiger’ to rally children across the nation in the tiger's defense, resulting in national attention brought to the sleepy town.

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Le Plus grand cirque du monde (Circus World)

Titre Le Plus grand cirque du monde (Circus World)
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Circus owner Matt Masters takes his show on a European tour. There he also searches for former trapeze star Lili Alfredo who disappeared years before, after her husband, also a circus artist, died. Many setbacks in Barcelona endanger the show. Lili secretly comes to see the performance…

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Daisy clover (Inside Daisy Clover)

Titre Daisy clover (Inside Daisy Clover)
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15-year-old tomboy Daisy Clover dreams of being a Hollywood star. After auditioning for producer Raymond Swan of Swan Studios, she soon becomes the toast of Hollywood. But to earn her spot she must leave her past out to give her public the image of a trumped-up fairy tale instead. This workingclass girl then discovers the wonderful world of movies, but also what is going on behind the scenes.

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