Artonis is an acrobat employed in the circus owned by Elvira Starke. Apparently he confines his acrobatics to the bedroom, because he's carrying on two separate affairs on the trot: one with his boss Elvira, and one with the circus's beautiful equestrienne Kitty Rallay.
If you love dusty old European melodramas with backstage murder, Circus Life is worth a lazy Sunday watch. But if you hate slow-moving silent-era pacing and grainy film stock, you will probably want to skip this one entirely. 🎪 The plot revolves around Artonis, an acrobat who spends way more time hopping between bedro...
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"If you love dusty old European melodramas with backstage murder, Circus Life is worth a lazy Sunday watch. But if you hate slow-moving silent-era pacing and grainy film stock, you will probably want to skip this one entirely. 🎪 The plot revolves around Artonis, an acrobat who spends way more time hopping between bedrooms than doing actual tricks on the trapeze. He's carrying on two separate affairs at the same time with his boss Elvira and the horse rider Kitty. Then, surprise! Someone shoots h..."
Fritz Falkenstein, Paula Busch
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