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The Great Mystical Circus

2018 · 105 min

A lush, wistful sweep through a family's fading spectacle, more poetic mood than plot, drifting across decades like a memory.

Directed by
Carlos Diegues
Genres
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Overview
The story of five generations of the Austrian-Brazilian Knieps family, from the inauguration of their family-owned Great Mystical Circus in the 1910s up to the early 21st century, following both the family and the circus from their prime through to their decadence.

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Directed by
Carlos Diegues
Genres
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
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    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • love
    • aging
    • memory
    • identity
    Places
    • road trip
    • countryside
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • nonlinear
    • ensemble
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism4
    Romance6
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    drama, fantasy, romance
    Directed by
    Carlos Diegues
    Written by
    Carlos Diegues, George Moura
    Starring
    Jesuíta Barbosa, Vincent Cassel, Mariana Ximenes, Antônio Fagundes, Bruna Linzmeyer, Juliano Cazarré, Dawid Ogrodnik, Catherine Mouchet
    Music
    Chico Buarque, Edu Lobo
    Cinematography
    Gustavo Hadba
    Runtime
    105 min
    Country
    Brazil, France, Portugal
    Languages
    Portuguese

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