The Circus Cavalcade Explained

The Circus Cavalcade
Music:Isidro B. Maiztegui
Editing:Carlos Rinaldi
Distributor:Estudios San Miguel
Runtime:91 minutes
Country:Argentina
Language:Spanish

The Circus Cavalcade (Spanish; Castilian: '''La cabalgata del circo''') is an 1945 Argentine musical film directed and written by Mario Soffici with Eduardo Boneo and Francisco Madrid. The film was shot on black-and-white stock with a monaural soundtrack. It stars Libertad Lamarque and Hugo del Carril.

In 2022, it was selected as the 52nd greatest film of Argentine cinema in a poll organized by the specialized magazines La vida útil, Taipei and La tierra quema, which was presented at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival.[1]

Plot Outline

The lives, loves and vicissitudes of a group of circus performers in the Argentine Pampas around the turn of the century are played out in this drama with songs.

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Top 100. es. 13 November 2022. 11 November 2022. Encuesta de cine argentino 2022.