Clowns

"The film reflects Fellini's childhood obsession with clowns and begins with a young boy watching a circus set up from his bedroom window. Though comical and referred to as a "docu-comedy", this film explores deeper human conditions that resonate through the various clowns who vary from a local sex-crazed hobo, a midget nun, to a mutilated Mussolini disciple. The film diverges from its narrative and dreamy state to a more documentary like approach as Fellini searches out these jesters of his youth in Paris to see what has become of them ending with a funeral for one of the clowns." -- Slipcase | Special features: New digitally restored version, new and improved English subtitle translation; Un agenzia matrimoniale, a short movie by Federico Fellini, Italian language with English subtitles; Fellini's circus, a visual film essay by Adriano Apra, Italian language with English subtitles | Performed by Riccardo Billi, Anita Eckberg, Tino Scotti, Pierre Etaix, Anne and Victor Fratellini; Federico Fellini, Geraldine Chaplin | Director Federico Fellini; Writers Federico Fellini, Bernardino Zapponi; Music Nino Rota; Costume design Danilo Donati; Editing Ruggero Mastroianni; Cinematography Dario Di Palma; Producer Ugo Guerra, Elio Scardamaglia | Language Italian and French; subtitles in English.