The Circus Burned Down, and the Clowns Have Gone

The Circus Burned Down, and the Clowns Have Gone (Russian: Цирк сгорел, и клоуны разбежались Tsirk sgorel, i klouny razbezhalis) is a 1998 Russian fantasy 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
Directed byVladimir Bortko
Written byVladimir Bortko
Nataliya Bortko
Produced byAleksandr Golutva
Igor Tolstunov
StarringNikolai Karachentsov
CinematographySergei Lando
Yevgeni Shermergor
Edited byLeda Semyonova
Music byVladimir Dashkevich
Release date
  • 23 March 1998 (1998-03-23)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryRussia
LanguageRussian

Cast

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Accolades

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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]

References

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  1. ^ Birchenough, Tom (1998-06-16). "Sochi's choice pix". Variety. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  2. ^ "Номинанты Национальной кинематографической премии "НИКА" за 1998 год" (in Russian). Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Science. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
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