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Artists in the Big Top: Perplexed (Les artistes sous les chapiteaux : Perplexes)

Titre Artists in the Big Top: Perplexed (Les artistes sous les chapiteaux : Perplexes)
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Circus director Leni has just lost her father in a trapeze accident. She tries to keep the circus out of debt and vows to continue the performances under the big top. Helped by a small and unexpected inheritance, Leni has high hopes of keeping the circus operating. She must decide if her dedication to the show is realistic or merely wishful thinking.

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Korol Manezha (Le roi du manège / Gosha the Bear / King of the Ring)

Titre Korol Manezha (Le roi du manège / Gosha the Bear / King of the Ring)
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The story of Gosh, a pampered circus bear that becomes lost in the woods and must learn to survive in a hostile environment. Meanwhile, his trainer Kolya and a search party must finally give up looking for Gosha as the winter sets in. The bear eventually comes to terms with his new environment and learns to fend for himself, but never really forgets his beloved Kolya.

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The Valley of Gwangi (La Vallée de Gwangi)

Titre The Valley of Gwangi (La Vallée de Gwangi)
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A group of cowboys capture a Tyrannosaurus Rex living in the Forbidden Valley. Their expedition leader hands the animal over to a Mexican circus. But his victim, called the Gwangi, turns out to have an aversion to being shown in public and manages to break loose…

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The Great Waldo Pepper (La Kermesse des aigles)

Titre The Great Waldo Pepper (La Kermesse des aigles)
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A biplane pilot who had missed flying in WWI takes up barnstorming and later a movie career in his quest for the glory he had missed, eventually getting a chance to prove himself in a film depicting the dogfights in the Great War.

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Fellini’s Casanova (Le Casanova de Fellini or Il Casanova di Federico Fellini)

Titre Fellini’s Casanova (Le Casanova de Fellini or Il Casanova di Federico Fellini)
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Here Fellini presents a portrait that goes against the traditional notion of Casanova as an enlightened gadabout. A stark look at the man’s loneliness, as the respect for which he yearns is constantly undermined by his more basic urges.

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High risk

Titre High risk
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A troupe of former circus performers plot to steal a valuable artifact from an embassy in Washington, DC.

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Bronco Billy

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An idealistic, modern-day cowboy struggles to keep his Wild West show afloat in the face of hard luck and waning interest.

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Cirkus Casablanca

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Film about a couple of traveling entertainers and con-men, their problems with jobs, money and women and their efforts to have their little variety show put on. It's hard for them to realize that entertainers of their kind are about to become extinct.

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Moscou à New-York (Moscow on the Hudson)

Titre Moscou à New-York (Moscow on the Hudson)
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The Moscow circus troupe comes to NY city on tour. While his clown friend, who wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to seek political asylum, cops out, sax player Vladimir Ivanoff runs from his Soviet controllers in a big department store. Chased by both KGB and FBI, and protected by a security guard, he falls in love with a sales assistant…

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