The Circus Burned Down and the Clowns Scattered (1998)
1h 54m
Running Time
February 21, 1998Release Date
The Circus Burned Down and the Clowns Scattered (1998)
1h 54m
Running Time
February 21, 1998Release Date
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Plot.
A film director Nikolai Khudokormov is on the brink of his 50th anniversary. He has the whole life rich in events under his belt: creative quests, several marriages and children. Now he has to live with an old insane Mother and seems to be indifferent to what is going on around. But at the same time he is obsessed by the idea to make a film which will be his best one. Nikolai makes every effort to raise the money for this project. And all the time he is followed by a mysterious stranger. She is a beautiful young creature who speaks to him about the vanity of the world and the meaningless of a human life. Finally, Nikolai realizes that he is speaking to the Death herself.
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Cast & Crew.

Nikolai Karachentsov
Николай Николаевич Худокормов

Tanya Yu
незнакомка

Zinaida Sharko
Зоя Васильевна - мать Николая

Nina Ruslanova
Тома - первая жена Николая

Mariya Shukshina
Лена - вторая жена Николая

Kseniya Kachalina
Алевтина - дочь Николая и Тамары

Tatyana Vasileva
Маргарита Александровна

Sergey Dreyden
Алексей Петрович - муж Тамары

Pyotr Zaychenko
Игорь - бизнесмен

Rudolf Furmanov
Артём - бизнесмен

Roman Gromadskiy
«Якутзолото»

Franco Bovo
Джанкарло Витцоди - итальянский бизнесмен

Oleg Sharov
баянист

Bangis Schastlivy
барабанщик

Lyonya Rukovets
Тимофей - сын Николая и Лены

Vadim Yermolayev
мэр

Yuriy Kuznetsov
казак

Aleksandr Lykov
киллер

Aleksandr Shchetinin
банкир

Vladimir Bortko
Director / Screenplay

Alexandr Golutva
Producer

Igor Tolstunov
Producer

Sergey Lando
Director of Photography

Vladimir Dashkevich
Music
Details.
Release DateFebruary 21, 1998
Original NameЦирк сгорел, и клоуны разбежались
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 54m
Genres
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Wiki.
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.
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