The Circus Burned Down, and the Clowns Have Gone (Russian: Цирк сгорел, и клоуны разбежались Tsirk sgorel, i klouny razbezhalis) is a 1998 Russian drama film directed by Vladimir Bortko and starring Nikolai Karachentsov. It tells the story of a successful film director who is about to turn 50 and struggles with financiers, his insane mother and a mysterious woman who tells him how meaningless his life is.
The Circus Burned Down, and the Clowns Have Gone | |
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Directed by | Vladimir Bortko |
Written by | Vladimir Bortko Nataliya Bortko |
Produced by | Aleksandr Golutva Igor Tolstunov |
Starring | Nikolai Karachentsov |
Cinematography | Sergei Lando Yevgeni Shermergor |
Edited by | Leda Semyonova |
Music by | Vladimir Dashkevich |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
Country | Russia |
Language | Russian |
Zinaida Sharko won the Best Actress award at the 1998 Open Russian Film Festival in Sochi.[1] Vladimir Dashkevich was nominated for the Nika Award for Best Music.[2]
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