''The Circus Burned Down, and the Clowns Have Gone'' ( ''Tsirk sgorel, i klouny razbezhalis'') is a 1998 Russian fantasy drama film directed by

Vladimir Bortko Vladimir Vladimirovich Bortko (; born 7 May 1946) is a Russian film director, screenwriter, producer and politician. He was a member of the State Duma between 2011 and 2021, and was awarded the title of People's Artist of Russia. Biography Bort ...

and starring Nikolai Karachentsov. It tells the story of a successful film director who is about to turn 50 and struggles with financiers, his insane mother and a mysterious woman who tells him how meaningless his life is.

Cast

* Nikolai Karachentsov as Nikolai Khudokormov * Tanya Yu as Stranger * Zinaida Sharko as Nikolai's Mother *

Nina Ruslanova Nina Ivanovna Ruslanova (; 5 December 1945 – 21 November 2021) was a Soviet and Russian theater and film actress. She was honored as a People's Artist of Russia (1998).

as Toma *

Maria Shukshina Maria Vasilievna Shukshina (; born 27 May 1967) is a Russian actress. Her film credits include ''Burnt by the Sun 2, Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus'' (2010), ''Bury Me Behind the Baseboard'' (2009) and ''American Daughter'' (1995). Her television cr ...

as Lena * Tatyana Vasilyeva as Margarita * Kseniya Kachalina as Alya *

Sergey Dreyden Sergey Simonovich Dreyden (; 14 September 1941 – 8 May 2023), also credited as Sergey Dontsov (), was a Russian actor and star of Alexander Sokurov's ''Russian Ark''. Life Sergey Simonovich Dreyden was born in Novosibirsk to theatre director ...

as Aleksei * Pyotr Zaychenko as Igor * Rudolf Furmanov as Artyom * Yury Kuznetsov as cossack

Accolades

Zinaida Sharko won the Best Actress award at the 1998 Open Russian Film Festival in

Sochi Sochi ( rus, Сочи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg, from – ''seaside'') is the largest Resort town, resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi (river), Sochi River, along the Black Sea in the North Caucasus of Souther ...

Vladimir Dashkevich Vladimir Sergeevich Dashkevich () (born 20 January 1934) is a Russian composer, known mainly for his film music. Originally, he studied chemical technology at Moscow State University of Fine Chemical Technologies, but he later studied music under ...

was nominated for the

Nika Award The Nika Award (sometimes styled NIKA Award) is the main annual national film award in Russia, presented by the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Science, and seen as the national equivalent of the Oscars. In 2022 nominees were announced, b ...

for Best Music.

References

External links

* 1990s fantasy drama films 1998 films Films about film directors and producers Films about clowns Films directed by Vladimir Bortko Russian fantasy drama films 1990s Russian films 1990s Russian-language films Russian-language fantasy drama films {{1990s-Russia-film-stub