10 great clown films

Clowns on the left, jokes on the right - it turned out to be a month for the reel. Then, as the cult thief of Stephen King's boy Pennyiz, returns to the cinema with the film "Second Chapter" (2019), "Joker" Todd Phillips (2019), won a major prize at the Venice Film Festival, and the fool with a weightless ball has any chance to feel sorry for himself for the increase in anxiety.

Initially, this list was bound to freeze his own family in more Cessspool-perception correctors in ethnic fantasy, spoiled by these characters such as Tim Curry portraying Penniviz on TV 1990-film incarnation, or the influx of real cases from the performance of the expedient clown, the peak of which came in October 2016.

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At the very least, the situation of the symptomatologist in his majority has proven unkind to the circus bloc, and those who are not considered to be intense psychopaths are often the butt of society's jokes. On the silver screen, these funny guys get their break. Of course, the cultural role of the sad clown appeared long before such manifestations as the 17th-century Pierrot, who occupied a central space in the Italian Commedia dell'Arte and was a more famous figure as the similar hero of Leoncavallo's opera Payasi.

Not surprising, given the cultural heritage owned by those who like to call the elementary a grin, in fact, not everything presented below is elementary. As Pargiaccio himself attests, the path from picturesque prankster to knife-wielding madman can be a short one for the offended clown.

Director: Viktor Schustl

He Who Gets Slapped (1924)

The Slapped (1924)

"In the dark comedy of life..." - for example, begins the titular introduction titer, a dark situation on themes of masochism and humiliation by Swedish master Viktor Schozem. This rant would have the capacity to be a revelation for many of the films on this list, but there is little chance that they could claim the same degree of brutality. Lynn Chayne plays a scientist trying to prove a person's origins under the patronage of an extravagant baron. When he tries to draw his own conclusions from the Academy of Sciences, the baron publicly presents his personal research after punching Chayne in the face when he disagrees.

"His wife immediately handed him over to the Baron. "I tried to kill him, but they chuckled. Hurt, he joined the circus under the name of the man he was cast as, and every night he performed a humiliating act on stage, gradually going mad as he was punched in the face by a crowd of clowns. The savage situation, saturated with depraved types of clowns, haunts him in his dreams. The climax is a vengeful murder and the release of the circus lion. Exhausted, he begs, "Come on, give me one last slap."

Director: Paul Luniti

The Man Who Laughs (1928)

The Ironic Man (1928)

Universal head Carl Laemmle was not indifferent to the dark side of literary addiction. But the legendary franchise about the monsters developed by the studio did not emerge until the release of Dracula (1931). Laemmle had already managed to set the memorable film Gorban of Notre Dame (1923) and The Phantom of the Opera (1925), in which Lon Chaney played the lead role. In this least known adaptation, he returned to Victor Hugo's work, with Conrad Veidt in the key role of a popular wanderer who is a laughing stock.

After insulting Jacob II, the nobleman is killed and his descendants are noticed by a group of "children stolen by gypsy merchants..." who cut their flesh to look like terrifying clowns and jesters". The boy has an endless smile carved into his face so that he "may always be grinning at his foolish father". Veidt is an exiled boy who grows up and is supposed to be dead, but is the heir to a state who falls in love with a blind girl (Mary Philbin) whom he helped as an infant. German immigrant director Paul Luniti imposed a brilliant expressionistic charge on this work, but the film belongs to Veidt's extraordinary sensual spectrum, commissioned for his insistent rictus smile.

Director: Charles Chaplin

The Circus (1928)

The Circus (1928)

"Call the funny man!" - the audience in the main hall demanded. The baby had only made a fuss, and fled from the police into the circus tent. "He's a sensation, but he doesn't understand it. 'Leave him alone as a man of property.'

The "vulgar comedy for noble people" is a word that Chaplin described the movie "Circus", which has the title of his most interesting film. After the film of Robert Luis Stevenson's novel "Suicide Club" was changed, the film was created with a working title called "clown". If there is a way to challenge the general perception of being depressing or evil, it is definitely Chaplin's outright romanticism. "This is a purely romantic interpretation." This is a very interesting comedy, there is a lot of fiction, and there is almost no reality.

Director: Charles Chaplin

Limelight (1952)

The Circus (1928)

In 1922, Charles Chaplin decided to make the Prikas story appear on a large screen. It took 30 years, but in the meantime, the story he decided to talk about has become more personal. "I want to make it the best work in my career," I want to make use of me or kill me, but someday I want to show my masterpiece. As a result, the best romantic tragedy in movie history was born.

In the film, the ol d-fashioned clown, Calverero (Chaplin), rescues young dancers (Claire Bloom) from the crisis of suicide, return to the stage, and nurture them to be embraced in the arms of the desker. The film, with Chaplin and Buster Keaton of the same generation, impressively depicts Chaplin's fears of the past and old age, and his artistic confidence remains as it is.

As his son, Charles Chaplin Jr., is expressing it brilliantly, "Calverero is kid, he is older, wise, depressed, and he never succeeds." This theme supports the anxiety under the foundation of his father. He is still a little buddy, and he has not been able to achieve everything he wants in his life, and has an unfortunate feeling that he may be a failed person. This is a perfectionist's philosophy, and no matter how hard you try, you can't achieve the ultimate goals that seem attractive and impossible to achieve.

Director: Ingmar Belliman

Sawdust and Tinsel (1953)

Soukuzu and Tync (1953) < SPAN> "The vulgar comedy for noble people" is a word that Review of the movie "Circus", which has the title of his most interesting film in his feature film. After the film of Robert Luis Stevenson's novel "Suicide Club" was changed, the film was created with a working title called "clown". If there is a way to challenge the general perception of being depressing or evil, it is definitely Chaplin's outright romanticism. "This is a purely romantic interpretation." This is a very interesting comedy, there is a lot of fiction, and there is almost no reality.

Director: Charles Chaplin

Spotlight (1952)

In 1922, Charles Chaplin decided to make the Prikas story appear on a large screen. It took 30 years, but in the meantime, the story he decided to talk about has become more personal. "I want to make it the best work in my career," I want to make use of me or kill me, but someday I want to show my masterpiece. As a result, the best romantic tragedy in movie history was born.

La strada (1954)

In the film, the ol d-fashioned clown, Calverero (Chaplin), rescues young dancers (Claire Bloom) from the crisis of suicide, return to the stage, and nurture them to be embraced in the arms of the desker. The film, with Chaplin and Buster Keaton of the same generation, impressively depicts Chaplin's fears of the past and old age, and his artistic confidence remains as it is.

As his son, Charles Chaplin Jr., is expressing it brilliantly, "Calverero is kid, he is older, wise, depressed, and he never succeeds." This theme supports the anxiety under the foundation of his father. He is still a little buddy, and he has not been able to achieve everything he wants in his life, and has an unfortunate feeling that he may be a failed person. This is a perfectionist's philosophy, and no matter how hard you try, you can't achieve the ultimate goals that seem attractive and impossible to achieve.

Director: Ingmar Belliman

Soukuzu and Tync (1953) "The vulgar comedy for noble people" is a word that Chaplin describes the movie "Circus", which has the title of his most interesting film. After the film of Robert Luis Stevenson's novel "Suicide Club" was changed, the film was created with a working title called "clown". If there is a way to challenge the general perception of being depressing or evil, it is definitely Chaplin's outright romanticism. "This is a purely romantic interpretation." This is a very interesting comedy, there is a lot of fiction, and there is almost no reality.

The Day the Clown Cried (1972, unreleased)

Director: Charles Chaplin

Spotlight (1952)

In 1922, Charles Chaplin decided to make the Prikas story appear on a large screen. It took 30 years, but in the meantime, the story he decided to talk about has become more personal. "I want to make it the best work in my career," I want to make use of me or kill me, but someday I want to show my masterpiece. As a result, the best romantic tragedy in movie history was born.

In the film, the ol d-fashioned clown, Calverero (Chaplin), rescues young dancers (Claire Bloom) from the crisis of suicide, return to the stage, and nurture them to be embraced in the arms of the desker. The film, with Chaplin and Buster Keaton of the same generation, impressively depicts Chaplin's fears of the past and old age, and his artistic confidence remains as it is.

Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)

As his son, Charles Chaplin Jr., is expressing it brilliantly, "Calverero is kid, he is older, wise, depressed, and he never succeeds." This theme backs on the anxiety under the father. He is still a little buddy, and he has not been able to achieve everything he wants in his life, and has an unfortunate feeling that he may be a failed person. This is a perfectionist's philosophy, and no matter how hard you try, you can't achieve the ultimate goals that seem attractive and impossible to achieve.

Director: Ingmar Belliman

Soukuzu and Tync (1953)

The Summer with Monica (1953) was released, and Ingmala Burgman broke the worldwide "Ogagaku and Tinsel" was another victory of the Swedish master. Especially in the United States, the fascinating title, "naked night", was higher. The most famous episode is the scene where the circus clown Frost (Anders EC) raises his naked husband (Gudrun Brost) from the sea and shows his corpse in the fleeting despair.

Batman (1989)

The clown's tears are somewhat modest, and Frost's personality is distorted under pale makeup and cannot avoid unpleasant laughter. Eventually, the movie will be interested in his mistress, played by a clown from a clown, Ring Meister (Oka Glenberg) and a regular Belliman customer and former Monica Harriet Anderson, but the content of the sexual prodigy remains the same. Although it is not Beluiman's masterpiece, it is the most important work of the transitional period as a canon of a horny clown, and is well known as a vampire for "sad clown" and "clown killing".

Director: Federico Ferini

Suffering (1954)

Gelsomine, a poor farmer's daughter, was sold to a strong man Zampano (Anthony Quinn) to nurture his family. Ferini has a strong sense of closely familiar with clowns, and has taken a certain number of years through this material to shoot all documentaries for the Italian TV program "clown" (1970).

The movie "Song", which won the Academy Awards in 1957, was born from the myths, flowing through the abyss of Neorearism's aesthetics and a more polite and grotesque work. For example, from the rituals of comedy derale. Martin Scorsese seems to have been most attracted to Dogan Pano's personality since he was the biggest worshiper of the movie, and the impact of his own personal filmography. I often talk. However, only Mazin, in his own simplicity, seeks a sensual impulse and forms a character beyond all facts.

Quick Change (1990)

Director: Jerry Lewis

The day when the clown died (1972, unpublished) < SPAN> Summer with Monica "(1953) was released, and" Okagakuzu and Tinsel ", which was broken worldwide by Ing Mala Bergman, is a Swedish master. It was one victory. Especially in the United States, the fascinating title, "naked night", was higher. The most famous episode is the scene where the circus clown Frost (Anders EC) raises his naked husband (Gudrun Brost) from the sea and shows his corpse in the fleeting despair.

The clown's tears are somewhat modest, and Frost's personality is distorted under pale makeup and cannot avoid unpleasant laughter. Eventually, the movie will be interested in his mistress, played by a clown from a clown, Ring Meister (Oka Glenberg) and a regular Belliman customer and former Monica Harriet Anderson, but the content of the sexual prodigy remains the same. Although it is not Beluiman's masterpiece, it is the most important work of the transitional period as a canon of a horny clown, and is well known as a vampire for "sad clown" and "clown killing".

Director: Federico Ferini

Suffering (1954)

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Gelsomine, a poor farmer's daughter, was sold to a strong man Zampano (Anthony Quinn) to nurture his family. Ferini has a strong sense of closely familiar with clowns, and has taken a certain number of years through this material to shoot all documentaries for the Italian TV program "clown" (1970).

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The movie "Song", which won the Academy Awards in 1957, was born from the myths, flowing through the abyss of Neorearism's aesthetics and a more polite and grotesque work. For example, from the rituals of comedy derale. Martin Scorsese seems to have been most attracted to Dogan Pano's personality since he was the biggest worshiper of the movie, and the impact of his own personal filmography. I often talk. However, only Mazin, in his own simplicity, seeks a sensual impulse and forms a character beyond all facts.

Director: Jerry Lewis

The day when the clown died (1972, unpublished) Summer with Monica (1953) was released, and Ingmala Bergman broke worldwide, "Okagakuzu and Tinsel" is another victory of the Swedish master. It became. Especially in the United States, the fascinating title, "naked night", was higher. The most famous episode is the scene where the circus clown Frost (Anders EC) raises his naked husband (Gudrun Brost) from the sea and shows his corpse in the fleeting despair.

The clown's tears are somewhat modest, and Frost's personality is distorted under pale makeup and cannot avoid unpleasant laughter. Eventually, the movie will be interested in his mistress, played by a clown from a clown, Ring Meister (Oka Glenberg) and a regular Belliman customer and former Monica Harriet Anderson, but the content of the sexual prodigy remains the same. Although it is not Beluiman's masterpiece, it is the most important work of the transitional period as a canon of a horny clown, and is well known as a vampire for "sad clown" and "clown killing".

10. 31 (2016)

Director: Federico Ferini

9. Clown (2014)

Suffering (1954)

Gelsomine, a poor farmer's daughter, was sold to a strong man Zampano (Anthony Quinn) to nurture his family. Ferini has a strong sense of closely familiar with clowns, and has taken a certain number of years through this material to shoot all documentaries for the Italian TV program "clown" (1970).

8. Krampus (2015)

The movie "Song", which won the Academy Awards in 1957, was born from the myths, flowing through the abyss of Neorearism's aesthetics and a more polite and grotesque work. For example, from the rituals of comedy derale. Martin Scorsese seems to have been most attracted to Dogan Pano's personality since he was the biggest worshiper of the movie, and the impact of his own personal filmography. I often talk. However, only Mazin, in his own simplicity, seeks a sensual impulse and forms a character beyond all facts.

7. Spawn (1997)

Director: Jerry Lewis

The day when the clown died "(1972, unpublished)

6. Hell House LLC (2015)

Quite a few people could describe the 1972 Jerry Lewis film without paying attention to the fact that it occupies an important place among films about clowns. Very few people saw the Holocaust drama The Day the Clown Cried, and the developers stopped production of the film. The only footage is said to be stored in the Library of Congress with the condition that it will not be released until 2024. And some say that the absolute version of the film is no longer 2016, for example.

Chris Coffel

The film depicts a clown who is sent to Auschwitz because of his hatred for Hitler, and is instructed to entertain the boys in the camp. Comedian Harry Shyer, one of the few people who saw it in 1979, called it "constructively wrong. It's absurd and inappropriate." Lewis himself occasionally speaks of the film and the expectations it places on him, saying in 2013: "More than Citizen Kane or whatever shit movie was loaded into a projector one day.