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The Great Mystical Circus (film)

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'The Great Mystical Circus' is a 2018 Brazilian romantic drama film directed and written by Cac Diegues, his first film in 12 years. It premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival and was selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.

It is based on a poem by Jorge de Lima and tells the story of a great love affair between an aristocrat and an acrobat and the saga of the Austrian family who owned the Circus Knieps, and their adventures around the world during the early 20th century.

Plot



The story of five generations of the same circus family, from the grand opening of the Great Mystical Circus in 1910 to the present day. Celavi, the master of ceremonies that never ages, shows the adventures and loves of the Knieps, from heyday to decadence.

Cast



*Vincent Cassel as Jean-Paul

*Bruna Linzmeyer as Beatriz

*Jesuta Barbosa as Celavi

*Mariana Ximenes as Margareth

*Juliano Cazarr as Oto

*Catherine Mouchet as Imperatriz

*Antnio Fagundes as Dr. Frederico

See also



* List of submissions to the 91st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

* List of Brazilian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References




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