The Great Mystical Circus

Directed by Carlos Diegues
Year: 2018
Country: Brazil, Portugal, France
Language: Portuguese with English subtitles

Reality and fantasy collide in the story of a family-owned circus spanning five generations of decadence, love and loss, as told by Cinema Novo master Carlos Diegues (Bye Bye Brazil, Quilombo). Starring Vincent Cassel, based on a poem by Jorge de Lima, and with a score by Chico Buarque.

“One of the Cinema Novo’s founding fathers and perhaps its most interesting exponent.” 


Cast
Vincent Cassel
Jesuita Barbosa
Mariana Ximenes
Antonio Fagundes

Crew
Directed by Carlos Diegues