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"Portrait of a traveling circus family"

2005 1h 5m IT

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7.8

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★7.8TMDB · 2

Documentary

Synopsis

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This documentary portrait of a traveling circus family—populated with performing kids, dogs, and chickens—seems to situate us squarely in Fellini country. But Giarolo and Alice Rohrwacher are up to something far less obvious, tempering the film’s antic whimsy by capturing the dogged determination of the Solunas as they venture by overstuffed caravan from town square to town square, all the way to the Balkans.

“Portrait of a traveling circus family”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alice Rohrwacher
Writers: Pierpaolo Giarolo, Alice Rohrwacher
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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RUNTIME

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Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alice Rohrwacher, shot by Alice Rohrwacher. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Alice Rohrwacher shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Portrait of a traveling circus family".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1935936 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Alice Rohrwacher directs. Alice Rohrwacher behind the camera. Alice Rohrwacher cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

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1Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 21 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Alice Rohrwacher, shot by Alice Rohrwacher. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Alice Rohrwacher shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Marketing tagline: "Portrait of a traveling circus family".
7IMDB entry: tt1935936 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.