The Show of Shows: 100 Years of Vaudeville, Circuses and Carnivals (2015)
- Directed by
- Benedikt Erlingsson
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Iceland, United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 7 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
This documentary assembles old footage of vaudeville acts, circus performances, and carnival shows from a British archive. It strings together clips of performers and audiences to show what these entertainments looked like. A new score by Sigur Rós members and Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson plays over the images.
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What happens
The Show of Shows is a montage documentary film about vaudeville, circuses, and carnivals which was assembled from footage from the National Fairground Archive. It has an original soundtrack by members of Sigur Rós and the composer Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, and was commissioned by BBC Storyville and BBC North. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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