A clown's heart breaks in technicolor — and somehow it's still a comedy.
Pierre Buxeuil is better known as the popular clown Bux. One day, he falls in love with Nicole, a romantic but whimsical young lady. He soon elopes her and the beautiful Nicole follows him, persuaded that she will love circus life. Unfortunately for Bux she does not and she leaves him as a result. After a few other disappointments due to false accusations, Bux finally marries a kind-hearted circus acrobat and pursues a successful career under the big top.
Production
1935 circus atmosphere captured with genuine Big Top authenticity.
Acting
Henri Rollan's clowning walks the razor's edge of tragicomedy.
Costume
Bux's greasepaint and ruffles — depression-era escapism made visible.
Director
Jacques Natanson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
1935 French cinema loved circus settings — they mirrored national anxieties about performance, class mobility, and fleeting joy before war.
Director Jacques Natanson was primarily a screenwriter; this rare directorial effort carries his literary obsession with romantic self-deception.
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