Movie

The Day the Clown Cried

1972 · 90 min

A deeply unsettling experience that forces you to sit with moral horror and the grotesque collision of comedy and atrocity.

Overview: A circus clown is imprisoned by the Nazis and goes with Jewish children to their deaths.
How it feels: Bleak, dark, melancholic and absurd. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Death, guilt, war, isolation
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
guilt
war
isolation
morality
Places: prison
military
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none