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The Clowns (TV)

6.9

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Original title

I Clowns

Year

1970

Running time

92 min.

Country

Italy

Director

Federico Fellini

Screenwriter

Federico Fellini, Bernardino Zapponi

Cast

Music

Nino Rota

Cinematography

Dario Di Palma

Producer

Co-production Italy-France-Germany;

Genre

Documentary | Circus. TV Movie. Clowns

Synopsis

I clowns (also known as The Clowns) is a 1970 television film by Federico Fellini about the human fascination with clowns and circuses. It was made for TV, the Italian station RAI with an agreement that it would be released simultaneously on TV and as a cinema feature; RAI and co-producer Leone Film compromised on its release, with RAI broadcasting it on Christmas Day, 1970, and Leone Film releasing it theatrically in Italy the following day, December 26, 1970. It is a part-documentary, part fantasy.

Awards: 1970: Venice Film Festival: Pasinetti Award Best Italian Film

1970: David di Donatello Awards: Special David

1972: National Board of Review: Top Foreign Films

1971: National Board of Review (NBR): nominated to Top Five Foreing Films.

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Critics' reviews

"Fellini's documentary celebration of the dying art of the clown is his best film in years."d

David Pirie: Time Out

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The Clowns (TV)

1970

Federico Fellini

6.9

(603)