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The Last Circus

2010 · 106 min

A wild, grotesque descent into love and violence, blending circus absurdity with raw emotional intensity and darkly comic horror.

Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Tagline
It's showtime
Overview
A 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.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • madness
  • revenge
  • love
  • violence
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror7
Humour6
Realism4
Romance5
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
adventure, comedy, drama, horror, thriller
Directed by
Álex de la Iglesia
Written by
Álex de la Iglesia
Starring
Carlos Areces, Carolina Bang, Antonio de la Torre, Manuel Tallafé, Enrique Villén, Santiago Segura, Alejandro Tejerías, Manuel Tejada
Music
Roque Baños
Cinematography
Kiko de la Rica
Runtime
106 min
Country
Belgium, France, Italy, Spain
Languages
French, Spanish

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