The Merry Circus

The Merry Circus

The Merry Circus

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The Merry Circus

1951

0h 12m

5.1(4 votes)

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Trnka brings to life a surrealist circus of tightrope-walking fish, musical monkeys, balancing bears, and high-flying acrobatics in this whimsical feat of cutout animation made in collaboration with leading Czech painters of the era.

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