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The Circus Tent
(Thamp)

A film by Aravindan Govindan
India, 1978

 

 


The arrival of a travelling circus sends ripples through a remote village, as it explores the lives and hopes of its often marginalised inhabitants.


Shot in a semi-documentary style, Aravindan Govindan’s The Circus Tent is an allegorical and poetic film on the transience of human relationships. Aravindan worked with a troupe of real-life circus artistes and travelled with them to villages on the banks of India’s Bharathappuzha river, capturing the interaction of performers and villagers alike.

Once thought lost, Aravindan’s lyrical masterpiece in now fully restored and preserved for future generations.




 

“Full of mysterious shadows and magical situations [...] a succession of true-to-life images strung together by Aravindan's unique poetics and his cinematographer Shaji Karun's extraordinary visual flair. The film abounds in passages, long and short, that stick to the mind tenaciously” The Economic Times, India

 

 

ON BLU-RAY SOON

Diary for my Children

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Twilight

(Szürkület)
A film by György Fehér
Hungary, 1990

 

 


Second Run are delighted to present György Fehér’s masterpiece - legendary, long unseen and most desired, now making its world premiere on Blu-ray in a stunning new 4K restoration.

 

A seasoned detective investigates a series of child murders, succumbing to an all-consuming and tragic obsession with the case, finding empty solace in his quest for vengeance.

 

Twilight unfolds with breathtaking cinematography and haunting sound design, allowing the mystery to emerge in tantalisingly atmospheric and meditative fashion.





 

“György Fehér’s work remains a cinephile’s hidden secret, with Twilight as his astounding feature… Fehér’s atmospheric noir is a spiritual witness to the battle of good vs. evil”
Andrei Tănăsescu, Vilnius Film Festival

 

 

ON BLU-RAY SOON

Diary for my Children

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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