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The Clown

2011 · 90 min

A gentle, bittersweet character study that blends quiet comedy with a lingering sadness, like a slow sunset over a traveling circus.

Directed by: Selton Mello
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Selton Mello, Paulo José, Larissa Manoela

Overview: The life of the owners of Circus Esperança, Puro Sangue e Pangaré, father and son, who plays two clowns. At a certain point, Pangaré starts showing tiredness and sadness for being an unhappy clown.

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Directed by: Selton Mello
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Selton Mello, Paulo José, Larissa Manoela

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
family
isolation
aging
grief
Places: road trip
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	5
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: Selton Mello
Written by: Marcelo Vindicato, Selton Mello
Starring: Selton Mello, Paulo José, Larissa Manoela, Danton Mello, Giselle Motta, Teuda Bara, Álamo Facó, Cadu Fávero
Music: Plínio Profeta
Cinematography: Adrian Teijido
Runtime: 90 min
Country: Brazil
Languages: Portuguese

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