A period drama set in the early years of the 20th century. Josef, a former construction worker who delighted in dancing on girders high above the city, who now sweeps up at the circus. Once the big top's owner spots the young roustabout defying gravity on the trapeze, however, he endeavors to pair Josef with his aerialist daughter Alice in a perilous sky-high pas de deux. Offers a romantic view of big top life, with a moth-eaten angel in his feathered, tattered costume.

• DirectorRobinson Savary
• Release14 October 2005
• Genre
  Drama / Comedy
• Duration1h 39m
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  5.0
  10 reviews
• Productions

  Samsa Film, Ipso Facto Productions, Reverse Angle Factory, Great British Films, Dor Film