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The Great Mystical Circus

Original title: O Grande Circo Místico
  • 2018
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
668
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The Great Mystical Circus (2018)
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Follows a century in the lives of the Knieps, an Austrian family of circus owners.Follows a century in the lives of the Knieps, an Austrian family of circus owners.Follows a century in the lives of the Knieps, an Austrian family of circus owners.

  • Director
    • Carlos Diegues
  • Writers
    • Carlos Diegues
    • George Moura
    • Jorge de Lima
  • Stars
    • Vincent Cassel
    • Nuno Lopes
    • Jesuíta Barbosa
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    668
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Carlos Diegues
    • Writers
      • Carlos Diegues
      • George Moura
      • Jorge de Lima
    • Stars
      • Vincent Cassel
      • Nuno Lopes
      • Jesuíta Barbosa
    • 5User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 10 wins & 16 nominations total

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    Vincent Cassel
    Vincent Cassel
    • Jean-Paul
    Nuno Lopes
    Nuno Lopes
    • Coriolano
    Jesuíta Barbosa
    • Celavi
    Albano Jerónimo
    Albano Jerónimo
    • The Lion Tamer
    Antonio de la Cruz
    • Rodolfo
    Dawid Ogrodnik
    Dawid Ogrodnik
    • Ludwig
    Antônio Fagundes
    Antônio Fagundes
    • Dr. Frederico
    Mariana Ximenes
    Mariana Ximenes
    • Margarete
    Bruna Linzmeyer
    Bruna Linzmeyer
    • Beatriz
    Marcos Frota
    Marcos Frota
    • Oswaldão
    Juliano Cazarré
    Juliano Cazarré
    • Oto
    Rafael Lozano
    • Fred
    Raoni Seixas
    • Brechó 1
    David Mesquita
    David Mesquita
    Catherine Mouchet
    Catherine Mouchet
    • Imperatriz
    Igor Regalla
    Igor Regalla
    • Belisco
    Tomás Wallenstein
    • Músico Cabaret
    Miguel Dias
    • Gerente Leiteria
    • Director
      • Carlos Diegues
    • Writers
      • Carlos Diegues
      • George Moura
      • Jorge de Lima
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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    10zeionara

    C'est La Vie

    A perfectly told story about live. There is a few movies like this, which, on the one hand, give you a possibility to think of a serious questions, and on the other, to get pleasure from beautiful pucture and music. It is very nice also that director selected an original "prototype" to make movie movie about (i mean "circo"). Started as a classical drama about past times, after 1.5 hours it transforms into black mirror of the contemporary reality saying us that this is a hard time, this is a time of culture decline of extremely new kind, but there is not anything lost, there were always difficult periods in our personal lives and in live of the entire society in general, however we continue to lighting from inside and always can make our dreams come true as well as make the world better. Surely, when were there easy times for us? Two world wars, several economic criseses, several revolutions around the world, but "c'est la vie", the "circo" continues to live and even when it wil seem like died, it will continue to live. It is a movie about how love and passion turns into hate and feelingness after years. How people are being changed after ages, on the other side, and how similarly they spend their lives in their desire to become a little happier, how similarly they die and how strongly they want to not to lost chance to leave after themselves a new generation which will continue the tryings of making this world better. And it is not important if they will not able to do this, because there is no another option - it is the only one thing we can do - try to make the world a little better, as we see it, in other words, continue the life, in other case there is no possibility to exist as a human. And as we can see, there is no possibility to make something without a pain - Chuck Palahniuk wrote that "Great writers are great disabled" - because only with the costs of the big pain it is possible to create a big invention. Always it seems like the next war will be the last, but it is not so, because there always will be needed to "make the circus better" so the next generations will always need to suffer, not only we or those who were before us. And it is not possible to say that it is good or bad just "C'est La Vie".
    random-70778

    Wasted opportunity

    Great concept to spring off the de Lima poem. Good sets, costumes, scenery, all filmed well. But ruined by shockingly heavy "Telenovela" sensibilities, melodrama and plots lines.
    micaelacastanheira

    A Perfect Work of Art

    This film is what poetry looks like put into moving image and sound.

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    • Trivia
      Brazil's Official submission to the 2019's Oscars as Best Foreign Language Film.
    • Soundtracks
      Rasga o Coração
      Written by Catulo Cearense & Anacleto de Medeiros

      Performed by Banda da Casa Edison & Guto Marques

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    • Release date
      • August 22, 2018 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Brazil
      • Portugal
      • France
    • Official sites
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      • Site Globo Filmes
    • Language
      • Portuguese
    • Also known as
      • Шоу Мистико
    • Filming locations
      • Herdade da Barroca d'Alva, Alcochete, Portugal(location)
    • Production companies
      • Fado Filmes
      • Globo Filmes
      • Luz Mágica Produções
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $54,926
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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