Movies: Circus

In 1988, the Cirque du Soleil toured the United States and set up its big top in New York City - a grand three-ring circus in itself! - garnering rave reviews. Behind the scenes, artists working in the fledgling Quebec circus talk about what it means...

The Moșilor Fair is an exercise by a student director who used his film before he had managed to finalize the originally planned movie. The result is a fascinating experimental montage, without music or sound of any kind, showing details of a legenda...

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This 90-minute documentary chronicles the making of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s 146th Edition of The Greatest Show On Earth including heartfelt moments from the performers as they prepared to take their final bow....

Documentary following the 1995 tour of the "Circus without talent" Circus Redickuless...

Life in a circus. As of today, this short film is considered to be lost....

A duo of acrobats go onstage one last time, united under the spotlights even as their harmony backstage is broken....

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A clown recalls the days when he first joined the Cole Brothers circus and discusses how the Greatest Show on Earth has changed. He reminisces about the circus train, pre-show preparations, the performers and the big show....

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