Release Date

27 Aug, 2010

Runtime

00:07: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

In the vestibule of a hospital room, a young boy waits to see his dying mother. The clamor and spiralling movements of bodies around him intensify, forming a grotesque circus—a cacophonous circle that pushes the child back, depriving him of one final touch of his mother's hand. Using rotoscoped drawings suggestive of charcoal sketches, as well as 3D and object animation techniques, The Circus compels viewing with its unsettling realism. Colour is employed metaphorically to subtly express the promise and the memory of maternal affection. Nicolas Brault's highly personal film, suffused with poetic modesty, casts a poignantly sincere gaze on the heartbreak of a child facing the fearful, mysterious experience of his mother's death.

Original Title

Le cirque

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Actors

Sophie Clément

Josée Lefebvre

Marie-Ève Milot

Jacques Godin

Jean-Pierre Bergeron

Crew

Nicolas Brault

René Chénier

Nicolas Brault

Pierre-Yves Drapeau

Nicolas Brault

Hervé Guichard

Nicolas Brault

Denis L. Chartrand

Normand Roger

Julie Roy

Nicolas Brault

Gaël Brisou

Pascal Le Nôtre

Serge Boivin