Federico Fellini's THE CLOWNS is a delightful mockumentary (made long before the term was coined) about a film crew's study of circuses and Fellini's personal search for the spirit of the grand tradition of the circus performer.
A young boy gets out of bed and watches a circus set up camp outside his window. Entering the circus tent, the boy watches a variety of acts and becomes frightened and starts to cry when the clowns pretend to beat and stab each other. In voice-over, the adult Federico Fellini says that the
performers scared him because they reminded him of the many real-life freaks and eccentrics in his town (whom we see in re-created vignettes)--includi...
Released:
1970
Rated:
n/a
Length:
92 mins