The Clown

Original title: O Palhaço

20112011
1h 28min

Selton Mello in O Palhaço (2011)

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Father and son work as clowns Puro Sangue/Valdemar and Pangare/Benjamin in a circus in the Brazilian countryside. Benjamin decides to follow a different path and meets several people on the ... Read allFather and son work as clowns Puro Sangue/Valdemar and Pangare/Benjamin in a circus in the Brazilian countryside. Benjamin decides to follow a different path and meets several people on the way.Father and son work as clowns Puro Sangue/Valdemar and Pangare/Benjamin in a circus in the Brazilian countryside. Benjamin decides to follow a different path and meets several people on the way.

Director
- Selton Mello
Writers
- Selton Mello
- Marcelo Vindicato
Stars

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Awards
- 50 wins & 11 nominations

Selton Mello in O Palhaço (2011)

Paulo José and Selton Mello in O Palhaço (2011)

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This is the story of father and son who work as clowns Puro Sangue/Valdemar (Paulo Jose) and Pangare/Benjamin (Selton Mello) in a circus which travels through the Brazilian country side. Benjamin is a clown who does not have id or social security number. Going through a phase where he starts questioning his ability to make people laugh and his future, Benjamin decides to follow a different path to find his answers and pursue his dreams: a fixed address and the ideal woman. In the adventure, he meets several people on the way to find his own identity. —Ronaldo Ferreira

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Genres
- Comedy
- Drama
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
The official entry of Brazil to the Best Foreign Language Film at the 85th Academy Awards 2013.

Goofs
The film takes place in the 70's. In the first scene, however, when the circus convoy is coming through a dirty road, the license plate of the biggest truck is a red one featuring three letters and four numbers. That license layout was established in 1990 in Brazil.

Quotes
Valdemar: My son, In this life, we have to do what we know how to. Cats drink milk, mice eat cheese... and I'm a clown. What about you?

Soundtracks
Bons Ventos
Written by Plínio Profeta & Selton Mello
Performed by Selton Mello

Top review

9/10

Simplicity, brilliant

I've saw the movie "O Palhaço" and my expectation about the movie was positive, because they really show the beginning of the circus, and was just like this. If you compare with a modern circle, you won't like the movie, because they are in another reality.

Between the old circus and the circus of nowadays the clown will always be the celebrity.

About director, actors, everyone did a great job, same as the soundtrack who gives to the movie the truth perspective, by the way the soundtrack is amazing.

So, I recommend this movie.

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5

fabriciocpacheco
May 19, 2012

Release date
- October 28, 2011 (Brazil)
Country of origin
- Brazil
Official site
- Official site
Language
- Portuguese
Also known as
- Palyaço
Production companies
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Gross worldwide
- $6,960,601

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Runtime
- 1h 28min
Color
- Color

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