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The Last Circus

Original title: Balada triste de trompeta
  • 20102010
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  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
15K
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The Last Circus (2010)
A twisted love triangle evolves into a ferocious battle between Sad Clown and Happy Clown that escalates to unbelievable heights.
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AdventureComedyDrama
A young trapeze artist must decide between her lust for Sergio, the Happy Clown, or her affection for Javier, the Sad Clown, both of whom are deeply disturbed.A young trapeze artist must decide between her lust for Sergio, the Happy Clown, or her affection for Javier, the Sad Clown, both of whom are deeply disturbed.A young trapeze artist must decide between her lust for Sergio, the Happy Clown, or her affection for Javier, the Sad Clown, both of whom are deeply disturbed.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
15K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Álex de la Iglesia
  • Writer
    • Álex de la Iglesia
  • Stars
    • Carlos Areces
    • Antonio de la Torre
    • Carolina Bang
  • Director
    • Álex de la Iglesia
  • Writer
    • Álex de la Iglesia
  • Stars
    • Carlos Areces
    • Antonio de la Torre
    • Carolina Bang
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 48User reviews
    • 157Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 11 wins & 21 nominations

    Videos2

    The Last Circus
    Trailer 2:05
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    Photos50

    Antonio de la Torre, Carlos Areces, and Carolina Bang in The Last Circus (2010)
    Antonio de la Torre in The Last Circus (2010)
    Gracia Olayo, Manuel Tejada, and Enrique Villén in The Last Circus (2010)
    Antonio de la Torre in The Last Circus (2010)
    Manuel Tejada and Carolina Bang in The Last Circus (2010)
    Carolina Bang in The Last Circus (2010)
    Álex de la Iglesia in The Last Circus (2010)
    Antonio de la Torre, Manuel Tejada, and Carlos Areces in The Last Circus (2010)
    Carolina Bang in The Last Circus (2010)
    Carolina Bang in The Last Circus (2010)
    Carlos Areces in The Last Circus (2010)
    Carolina Bang in The Last Circus (2010)

    Top cast

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    Carlos Areces
    Carlos Areces
    • Javier
    Antonio de la Torre
    Antonio de la Torre
    • Sergio
    Carolina Bang
    Carolina Bang
    • Natalia
    Manuel Tallafé
    • Ramiro
    Alejandro Tejerías
    • Motorista-fantasma
    • (as Alejandro Tejería)
    Manuel Tejada
    • Jefe de pista
    Enrique Villén
    Enrique Villén
    • Andrés
    Gracia Olayo
    Gracia Olayo
    • Sonsoles
    Sancho Gracia
    Sancho Gracia
    • Coronel Salcedo
    Paco Sagarzazu
    • Anselmo
    Santiago Segura
    Santiago Segura
    • Padre-Payaso tonto
    Fernando Guillén Cuervo
    Fernando Guillén Cuervo
    • Capitán miliciano
    Jorge Clemente
    Jorge Clemente
    • Javier (Joven 1943)
    Fofito
    Fofito
    • Payaso listo
    Sasha Di Bendetto
    • Javier (Niño 1937)
    • (as Sasha Di Bendetto)
    Juan Viadas
    • Franco
    Ángel Acero
    • Locutor…
    David Sánchez Calvo
    • Trapecista
    • Director
      • Álex de la Iglesia
    • Writer
      • Álex de la Iglesia
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Álex de la Iglesia's first film not co-written by Jorge Guerricaechevarría. The director wanted to tell the story badly but his writing partner didn't really connect with the material, so De la Iglesia wrote it on his own.
    • Goofs
      When Andres is arrested, he says "maderos" to the policemen, but this word was not yet used at this time. He shoould have said "grises" (grey) because this is the color of the police uniform - only years later would it become brown. ("Madero" is log or piece of wood, which is why people called policemen "maderos").
    • Connections
      Featured in Half in the Bag: Robot and The Last Circus (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Titles
      Vocals by Manuel Tallafé

      Performed by 'Banda de cornetas de la Fundacion Julian Santos'

      2015 Melliam Music

    User reviews48

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    8/10
    Alex de la Iglesia, the Spanish Fellini.
    To watch this movie and enjoy it one must suspend all judgment.

    It doesn't pretend to show us scenes of everyday living, or the girl next door shopping at the supermarket.

    It deals with the same magic world that García Márquez deals with in his exotic novels. Marvellously created world. As thrilling as any Fellini movie. The circus world is the perfect setting for developing this view, between fantasy, nightmares and awful reality.

    The pacing is relentless, a thousand things happening during the 120 minutes or so, all of them linked within the main story and showing a whole range of human emotions among the three main characters: The Smiling Clown, The Sad Clown (his sidekick) and the beautiful trapeze girl, the object of jealousy, fury, rancor between the two clowns.

    Every scene is visually baroque in essence, since action takes place in the foreground but also in the background, with secondary characters.

    There is a full color palette, dazzling as an old kaleidoscope making all sorts of beautiful patterns that change in front of our eyes delighting us continuously.

    The acting is superb, from the principal actors to the last extra. The delivery of the lines in Spanish is done at full speed, clean as a whistle and sharp as a cracking whip by all the actors.

    The digital effects perfect. Top entertainment from beginning to end. What a SEN-SA-TION-AL movie!!!
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    • davidtraversa-1
    • May 9, 2011

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 17, 2010 (Spain)
    • Countries of origin
      • Spain
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Official Blog (Spain)
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • A Sad Trumpet Ballad
    • Filming locations
      • Barrio El Partidor, Alcoy, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain(as Madrid's suburbs, circus exteriors)
    • Production companies
      • Tornasol Films
      • La Fabrique 2
      • uFilm
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €7,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $40,548
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,757
      • Aug 21, 2011
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,604,598
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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