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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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