24 Hours in the Life of a Clown

Original title: 24 heures de la vie d'un clown

1946
12
18m

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A day in the life of Beby the clown. Filmed between shows at Circus Medrano, at home and in the streets of Paris, with his faithful partner and friend the clown Maïss.A day in the life of Beby the clown. Filmed between shows at Circus Medrano, at home and in the streets of Paris, with his faithful partner and friend the clown Maïss.A day in the life of Beby the clown. Filmed between shows at Circus Medrano, at home and in the streets of Paris, with his faithful partner and friend the clown Maïss.

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6.2/10

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Louis Maïss

Clown
(as Maïss)

Beby

Clown

Jean-Pierre Melville

Narrator
(uncredited)

Director
- Jean-Pierre Melville
Writer
- Jean-Pierre Melville
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Trivia
Filmed in the Paris's Montmartre and Pigalle district, in particular:
The bathhouse and a sidewalk cafe in the Rue Lepic (18th).
The Rue des Martyrs, near the Boulevard Rochechouart (9th), location of the Medrano Circus.

Quotes
Narrator: [quoting Béby] Before going to sleep, my dog and I, good Christians, always say a prayer, because in the circus, beasts and clowns share the same God. 'Dear God, allow me to continue to serve young and old, give me a long career in the sawdust ring, as necessary to me as spaghetti. In God's name, amen.'

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What it says.

This passable forties French short, presumably aimed at cinema first halves, has little visible connection with the work which made it's director famous. It's hard to imagine the little dog which has been trained to take up the praying position in any of Jean Pierre Melville's features.

It follows the clock round as music hall clown Beby takes off his make up, goes home for a meal, looks at photos and goes to bed to rise, spend a day in the village and perform with his new partner.

Routine production values.

Fans of the dour Melville will doubtless find something of interest.