The Great Mystical Circus (film)
The Great Mystical Circus (Portuguese: O Grande Circo Místico) is a 2018 Brazilian romantic drama film directed and written by Cacá Diegues, his first film in 12 years. It premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival and was selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[2][3]
| The Great Mystical Circus | |
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 Film poster | |
| Portuguese | O Grande Circo Místico |
| Directed by | Cacá Diegues |
| Produced by | Luís Galvão Teles Renata Almeida Magalhães |
| Written by | Cacá Diegues George Moura |
| Based on | "The Great Mystical Circus" by Jorge de Lima |
| Starring | Vincent Cassel Bruna Linzmeyer Jesuíta Barbosa Mariana Ximenes Catherine Mouchet |
| Music by | Chico Buarque Edu Lobo |
| Cinematography | Gustavo Hadba |
| Edited by | Daniel Garcia Mair Tavares |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Brazil Portugal France |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Box office | $51,736[1] |
It is based on a poem by Jorge de Lima and tells the story of a great love affair between an aristocrat and an acrobat and the saga of the Austrian family who owned the Circus Knieps, and their adventures around the world during the early 20th century.
Plot
The story of five generations of the same circus family, from the grand opening of the Great Mystical Circus in 1910 to the present day. Celavi, the master of ceremonies that never ages, shows the adventures and loves of the Knieps, from heyday to decadence.
Cast
- Vincent Cassel as Jean-Paul
- Bruna Linzmeyer as Beatriz
- Jesuíta Barbosa as Celavi
- Mariana Ximenes as Margareth
- Juliano Cazarré as Oto
- Catherine Mouchet as Imperatriz
- Antônio Fagundes as Dr. Frederico
See also
- List of submissions to the 91st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Brazilian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- "The Great Mystical Circus". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ""O Grande Circo Místico" é escolhido para representar o Brasil na corrida ao Oscar". Entretenimento. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- Mango, Agustin (18 September 2018). "Oscars: Brazil Selects 'The Great Mystical Circus' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 September 2018.