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24 Hours in the Life of a Clown (1945)

24 Hours in the Life of a Clown poster
Original title
Vingt-quatre heures de la vie d'un clown
Directed by
Jean-Pierre Melville
Genre
documentary film
Country
France
Runtime
18 min
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 29 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This short film follows the clowns Beby and Maiss, stars of the Medrano circus in Paris. It shows a day in their personal and professional lives, capturing their world and routines.

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What happens

Vingt-quatre Heures de la vie d'un clown est un court métrage français de Jean-Pierre Melville tourné en 1946 (ou 1947), avec pour acteurs principaux les fameux clowns Béby et Maïss, alors vedettes du cirque Medrano à Paris. Le film nous fait partager l'univers et l'intimité de ces artistes célèbres à l'époque (années 1940) et aujourd'hui oubliés. Son titre est un clin d’œil au roman de Stefan Zweig, Vingt-quatre heures de la vie d'une femme. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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