24 heures de la vie d'un clown

1946
18min

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueA day in the life of Beby the clown. Filmed between shows at Circus Medrano, at home and in the streets of Paris, with his faithful partner and friend the clown Maïss.A day in the life of Beby the clown. Filmed between shows at Circus Medrano, at home and in the streets of Paris, with his faithful partner and friend the clown Maïss.A day in the life of Beby the clown. Filmed between shows at Circus Medrano, at home and in the streets of Paris, with his faithful partner and friend the clown Maïss.

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Louis Maïss

Clown
(as Maïss)

Beby

Clown

Jean-Pierre Melville

Narrator
(non crédité)

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- Jean-Pierre Melville
Scénario
- Jean-Pierre Melville
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Filmed in the Paris's Montmartre and Pigalle district, in particular:
The bathhouse and a sidewalk cafe in the Rue Lepic (18th).
The Rue des Martyrs, near the Boulevard Rochechouart (9th), location of the Medrano Circus.

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Narrator: [quoting Béby] Before going to sleep, my dog and I, good Christians, always say a prayer, because in the circus, beasts and clowns share the same God. 'Dear God, allow me to continue to serve young and old, give me a long career in the sawdust ring, as necessary to me as spaghetti. In God's name, amen.'

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24 Hours in the Life of a Clown

Follows the clock round as music hall clown Beby takes off his make up, goes home for a meal, looks at photos and goes to bed to rise, spend a day in the village and perform with his new partner.

Melville, if known at all, is best remembered for "Le Silence de la Mar" and the incredible "Le Samourai". He is not known so much for short films in the 1940s that involve French clowns. And yet, that is what we have here.

Is this a documentary or staged? Probably a bit of both. It appears the people involved were truly the clowns they were portraying, but the actual setup may have been slightly scripted. One suspects that not every day involves looking through an old scrapbook.