SYNOPSIS
Valdemar and Benjamin, father and son, work as clowns touring Brazil in the Esperanza Circus. One day Benjamin starts to doubt his ability to make people laugh, so he decides to change his lifestyle in order to find answers and pursue his dream of finding stability. In his newfound journey, he will meet people that will help him find the path that leads him to his own identity. DIRECTOR (Selton Mello, Brazil. 1972) Selton Mello is one of the most talented actors of his generation, living up to a 30-year old professional career. Some of his acting works are O Auto da Compadecida, Lisbela e o Prisioneiro, O Cheiro do Ralo, Meu Nome não É Johnny and Jean Charles. In 2008 Selton Mello directed his first feature, December, awarded in several international film festivals. The Clown, his second film, became a box office hit in Brazil with more than 1.5 million admissions. FESTIVALS
Festival do Rio Mostra Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo Chicago IFF Uruguay IFF Atlanta FF Tiburón IFFl Cine Las Americas IFF Lima IFF Shanghai IFF World Cinema Amsterdam Fine Arts IFF Minks IFF World Cinema ALE KINO+ Flanders Latinoamerican FF Huelva Iberoamerica FF |
THE CLOWN
CREW
Director: Selton Mello Script: Selton Mello & Marcelo Vindicatto Coproducers: Telecine, Locall, Imagem Filmes, Globo Filmes Editing: Marília Moraes & Selton Mello Soundtrack: Plínio Profeta Art: Claudio Amaral Peixoto DoP: Adrian Teijido Costumes: Kika Lopes (Budapeste) Sound: George Saldanha Producer: Vânia Catani Production: Bananeira Filmes CAST Waldemar: Paulo José Benjamim / Mongrel: Selton Mello Guilhermina: Larissa Manoela Lola: Giselle Motta Lady Zaira: Teuda Bara John Humbug: Álamo Facó Tony Lo Bianco: Cadu Fávero Robson Felix: Erom Cordeiro Chico Humbug: Hossen Minussi Lara Lane: Maíra Chasseraux Gordini: Thogun Trailer |