A Soviet clown comes home to find the circus—and his life—has left without him.
The famous clown Vetrov returns after a long tour to the Moscow Circus, where he worked for many years. Time has changed a lot, and past ties are not easy to restore. But he has a new program and the same goal - to make people laugh.
Acting
Marchevsky's physical comedy masking profound sorrow.
Production
Authentic Moscow Circus locations, no soundstage fakery.
Director
Natalya Zbandut
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Circus arts held elite cultural status in USSR; 'clown' was a respected profession, not punchline material.
Anatoly Marchevsky was an actual circus clown before acting; this was effectively his autobiography.
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