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The Circus (2010)

The Circus (2010)

Animation
Release Date: 2010, August 27
Directors: Nicolas Brault
Countries: Canada, France
Production: ONF | NFB, Folimage
Cast: Jean-Pierre Bergeron, Marie-Ève Milot, Sophie Clément, Josée Lefebvre, Jacques Godin

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

family short film memories illness filial love