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.
Scooby-Doo! and the Beach Beastie
Family, Mystery, Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
8.4
I Don't Expect Anyone to Believe Me
Comedy, Crime, Drama
6.5
Soulcatcher
Action, War
6.3
FILM
7.2
Saw 3D
Horror, Crime
6.0
GCW: Fight Club Houston
7.5
Operation Napoleon
Thriller
6.2
Boudica
Action, War
5.9
King Shakir Recycle
Animation, Adventure, Family, Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
5.8
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mt. Natagumo Arc
Animation, Action, Fantasy, Thriller
7.8
As
7.0
Ashes in the Sky
Drama, History
5.3
Rewind 2: 1996
Horror, Comedy
3.8
Marvel One-Shot: Item 47
Science Fiction, Action, Fantasy
6.4
Fantomas Unleashed
Comedy, Crime, Adventure, Fantasy
6.7
Tai Chi Hero
Action, Adventure
6.2
The Crocodiles Strike Back
Family, Adventure
6.9
How I Unleashed World War II, Part II: Following the Arms
Comedy, Adventure, War
7.6
It Lives Inside
Horror, Mystery
5.7
My Grandfather's Demons
Animation, Drama, Fantasy
5.9
Pintas
Animation
0.0
Two Faces
Animation
3.0
Monsters, Inc.
Animation, Comedy, Family
7.8
On the Forest Stage
Animation, Music
0.0
A Hazel Tree Twig
Animation
6.3
Il malatino
Animation
0.0
Jellyhead Goes on a Walk
Animation
0.0
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
Animation, Comedy
6.9
Persepolis
Animation, Drama
7.9
The Deer
Animation, Action
0.0
Anacronte
Animation
6.6
The Buffalo Boy and His Flute
Animation
7.0
Farewell on the Ice Floe
Animation
5.0
Violet, Fisher of the Black Sea
Animation, Horror
5.5
Urbanissimo
Animation, Comedy
6.0
The Garden
Animation
5.5
Double King
Animation, Fantasy
7.8
Prep & Landing: Totally Tinsel Collection
Family, Animation, Comedy
9.2
Choke
Animation
0.0
The Merry Circus
Animation
5.1