The Last Circus (5 Stars)

Dancer's Top Films #16

This is an epic film about War, Revenge, Love, Hate and Madness. The story is woven around important events in Spanish history from 1937 to 1973. In the middle of personal tragedy that brought sorrow to all of Spain, leaving the country in ruins, the circus was the only thing left to make people laugh. But what happens when the circus fails in its mission and makes people cry?

Don't mess with a clown.

There's symbolism hidden in this scene. The clown goes to the cinema. The cinema is big and magnificent, while the circus is only advertised on a rubbish bin. The cinema replaced the circus as the main source of entertainment. Is that a good thing? Don't ask me, I'm biased.

Cinemas don't just make people laugh, they make people cry. Even clowns can cry.

The film he's watching is "Without a goodbye" (1970) starring Lesley-Anne Down and the Spanish singer Raphael. I'd like to watch it, if I can find it anywhere.

More symbolism? A film projector is set up in a cave surrounded by thousands of dead bodies. Films are shown in a place of death.

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Balada triste de trompeta,
por un pasado que murió
y que llora y que gime,
como llora.

Aah, aah, aah, aah.
Aah, aah, aah, aah.
Aah, aah, aah, aah, aay.

Aah, aah, aah, aah.
Aah, aah, aah, aah.
Aah, aah, aah, aah, aay.

Con tanto llanto de trompeta,
mi corazón desesperado,
va llorando, recordando,
mi pasado.

Aah, aah, aah, aah.
Aah, aah, aah, aah.
Aah, aah, aah, aah, aay.

Aah, aah, aah, aah.
Aah, aah, aah, aah.
Aah, aah, aah, aah, aay.

Balada triste de trompeta,
de un corazón desesperado.

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Sad ballad of the trumpet
for a past that died,
and it weeps and moans,
how it cries!

Aah, aah, aah, aah.
Aah, aah, aah, aah.
Aah, aah, aah, aah, aay.

Aah, aah, aah, aah.
Aah, aah, aah, aah.
Aah, aah, aah, aay.

With the weeping of the trumpet
my desperate heart
is crying,
remembering my past.

Aah, aah, aah, aah.
Aah, aah, aah, aah.
Aah, aah, aah, aay.

Aah, aah, aah, aah.
Aah, aah, aah, aah.
Aah, aah, aah, aay.

Sad ballad of the trumpet
from a desperate heart.

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Success Rate:  + 1.1

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