The Circus Burned Down, and the Clowns Have Gone (1998)
- Original title
- Цирк сгорел, и клоуны разбежались
- Directed by
- Vladimir Bortko
- Genre
- drama film, fantasy film
- Country
- Russia
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Rated
- 16+
- Rating
- 4.8 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A successful film director approaching his 50th birthday fights with financiers and his unstable mother. A mysterious woman confronts him and insists his life has been meaningless.
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What happens
The Circus Burned Down, and the Clowns Have Gone (Russian: Цирк сгорел, и клоуны разбежались Tsirk sgorel, i klouny razbezhalis) is a 1998 Russian fantasy drama film directed by Vladimir Bortko and starring Nikolai Karachentsov. It tells the story of a successful film director who is about to turn 50 and struggles with financiers, his insane mother and a mysterious woman who tells him how meaningless his life is. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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