Two male acrobats compete for their beautiful female partner, until one of them decides to leave the circus..
Is it worth the watch? If you have a thing for old-school melodrama where people stare intensely at each other across dusty circus rings, you’ll dig this. It isn’t for the folks who need a plot that moves at the speed of a modern blockbuster. If you’re allergic to 1930s pacing, stay away. There’s a specific scene wher...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Nicolas Farkas
Edward LeSaint
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"Is it worth the watch? If you have a thing for old-school melodrama where people stare intensely at each other across dusty circus rings, you’ll dig this. It isn’t for the folks who need a plot that moves at the speed of a modern blockbuster. If you’re allergic to 1930s pacing, stay away. There’s a specific scene where the silence between the two leads is just... heavy. It goes on long enough that you start to wonder if the projectionist fell asleep, but then you realize it’s actually kind of p..."
Teddy Michaud
André-Paul Antoine, Rolf E. Vanloo, Nicolas Farkas
France
1935 · IMDb —
