A clown of the street falls in love with a girl with tuberculosis, and, trying to find a way to cure her, he takes her to a monastery. The clown returns to the street performances with the dream of meeting with the girl again.

Alright, so "The Clown of Life" isn't going to be everyone's cup of tea today. If you need explosions or even just really snappy dialogue, you'll probably want to skip it. But if you’re into older films, the kind that take their time and let the emotions just kinda *sink in*, this one might actually get to you. It’s go...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

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"Alright, so "The Clown of Life" isn't going to be everyone's cup of tea today. If you need explosions or even just really snappy dialogue, you'll probably want to skip it. But if you’re into older films, the kind that take their time and let the emotions just kinda *sink in*, this one might actually get to you. It’s got a very specific, melancholic vibe that I think a certain kind of viewer will really appreciate. The premise is simple, almost painfully so. Leonidas Apostolopoulos plays this st..."
Orestis Laskos
Greece
1920 · IMDb —
Reggie Morris

