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The Circus

08/27/2010

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0hr 7min

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Animation

STORY

In the vestibule of a hospital room, a young boy waits to see his dying mother. The clamor and spiralling movements of bodies around him intensify, forming a grotesque circus—a cacophonous circle that pushes the child back, depriving him of one final touch of his mother's hand. Using rotoscoped drawings suggestive of charcoal sketches, as well as 3D and object animation techniques, The Circus compels viewing with its unsettling realism. Colour is employed metaphorically to subtly express the promise and the memory of maternal affection. Nicolas Brault's highly personal film, suffused with poetic modesty, casts a poignantly sincere gaze on the heartbreak of a child facing the fearful, mysterious experience of his mother's death.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Sophie Clément
  • Josée Lefebvre
  • Marie-Ève Milot
  • Jacques Godin
  • Jean-Pierre Bergeron

    Director

  • Nicolas Brault

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • ONF | NFB
  • Folimage

    Production Countries

  • Canada
  • France

LANGUAGES

  • French

Cast

Sophie Clément

(Voice)

Josée Lefebvre

(Voice)

Marie-Ève Milot

(Voice)

Jacques Godin

(Voice)

Jean-Pierre Bergeron

(Voice)

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