The Soviet classic melodramaticcomedy "Circus", made in 1936, was directed by Grigori Alexandrov. By his own words, it was conceived "as an eccentric comedy...a real side splitter."
Lubov Orlova
Starring the glamorous and immensely popular Lubov Orlova (Alexandrov's wife), the first recognized star of Soviet cinema and a gifted singer, the film contains several songs which instantly became Soviet classics.
Americancircus artist who, after giving birth to a black baby, immediately becomes a victim of racism and finds refuge, love and happiness in the StalinistUSSR. Her black son is embraced by friendly Soviet people. The movie climaxes with a lullaby being sung to the baby by representatives of various Soviet ethnicities.
Circus (also known as Tsirk) was a 1936 Soviet melodramatic comedy film.
Orlova plays an American circus artist who, after giving birth to a fl baby, immediately becomes a victim of racism and finds refuge, love and happiness in the Stalinist USSR.
The movie climaxes with a lullaby being sung to the baby by representatives of various Soviet ethnicities.
The film opens on a circus where the ringmaster is an abusive bully, the clowns are desperately unfunny, and the audiences are growing smaller and smaller.
Full-frame at 1.33:1, The Circus was, according the liner notes, mastered from "the best remaining negative in the Chaplin archive," which apparently is from a 1970 re-release.
The first 19 days of shooting were destroyed in a lab accident; it rained incessantly; the main set burned to the ground; Rudolph Valentino died; and Chaplin's 18-year-old wife sued him for divorce, forcing the entire film to be put on hold for eight months.
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