
around a small mountain
With
Jane Birkin, Sergio Castellitto
Synopsis
On the eve of the start of the summer tour, the owner and founder of a small circus dies suddenly. The troupe, in an attempt to save the season, decides to call upon the owner’s eldest daughter, Kate. Even though she has left the circus over fifteen years ago, she accepts, to everyone’s surprise, to put her present activities on hold and joins them. Chance puts an Italian on her path – Vittorio. Intrigued by Kate’s personality and passionate for the life of a circus, he decides to follow them for a little while. Little by little, he will integrate the life of the troupe, so much so that he will cross the line and become part of the show. But above all, he will try to pierce Kate’s secret: why did she leave the circus in the past, and why did she accept to come backx At the end of the tour each will go his own way. But which way is that?
Credits
- Screenplay
- Jacques Rivette, Pascal Bonitzer, Christine Laurent, Sergio Castellitto, Shirel Amitay
- Cinematography
- Irina Lubtchansky
- Editing
- Nicole Lubtchansky
- Sound
- Olivier Schwob
- Production design
- Manu de Chauvigny, Giuseppe Pirrotta
- Costumes
- Laurence Struz
- Music
- Pierre Allio
- Produced by
- Martine Marignac, Maurice Tinchant (Pierre Grise Productions), France 2 Cinéma (France), Cinemaundici (Italie),Luigi Musini, Roberto Cicutto et Ermanno Olmi, Rai Cinema (Italie), Alien Produzioni (Italie), Sergio Castellitto et Margaret Mazzantini
- With the participation of
- Canal+, France 2, RAI Cinema, Centre National de la Cinématographie, Ministère de la Culture Italien
- With the support of
- La Région Languedoc-Roussillon, Le Centre National de la Cinématographie, du programme Media Plus de la Communauté Européenne
- French distribution
- Les Films du Losange
- International sales
- Les Films du Losange
Technical details
- Year
- 2009
- Runtime
- 1h24
- Nationalities
- France, Italie
- Sound format
- Dolby SRD
- Premiere
- Festival de Venise 2009
- Visa
- 120032
