Set among the traveling circus community. It was made as a polyglot film with each actor speaking in their own language.
Wait, what language is this? If you go into Camp volant looking for a tight narrative, you’re going to have a bad time. It’s a movie that essentially throws a bunch of circus performers into a blender and lets them talk at each other in five different languages at once. It’s chaotic, yes, but it has this weird, hypnoti...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Max Reichmann
Alexander Butler
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"Wait, what language is this? If you go into Camp volant looking for a tight narrative, you’re going to have a bad time. It’s a movie that essentially throws a bunch of circus performers into a blender and lets them talk at each other in five different languages at once. It’s chaotic, yes, but it has this weird, hypnotic rhythm that you don't really find in modern stuff. Is it worth a watch? Honestly, maybe. If you’re into the history of silent-era transitions or just want to see people acting i..."
Eugène Stuber
Benno Vigny
France
